How do you simplify $2x + 3y + 2(x – y) – 3x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-25T16:44:58

$= x + y$

$2x+3y+2(x - y) - 3x$

$= 2x+3y+2 * (x) + 2 * ( - y) - 3x$

$= color(blue)(color(blue)(2x)+color(green)(3y)+color(blue)(2x) color(green)( -2y) - 3x$

Grouping like terms:

$= color(blue)(2x + 2x -3x ) color(green)( + 3y-2y$

$= 4x - 3x + y$

$= x + y$

How do you simplify 2x + 3y + 2(x – y) – 3x2x + 3y + 2(x – y) – 3x?