How do you combine like terms of #10x-(-6x)-12-(-9x)+6#?

1 Answer
Feb 14, 2017

See the entire solution process below:

Explanation:

First, remove the terms from parenthesis being sure to handle the signs of the individual terms correctly:

#10x + 6x - 12 + 9x + 6#

Next, group like terms:

#10x + 6x + 9x - 12 + 6#

Now, combine like terms:

#(10 + 6 + 9)x - 6#

#25x - 6#