How do you combine $(8-4m) - (m-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-30T18:27:01

The answer is $-5m+6$ .

Since the terms inside the parentheses are simplified as much as possible, you can remove them.

$8-4m-m-2$

Group like terms.

$-4m-m+8-2$

Add or subtract like terms.

$-5m+6$

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