How do you simplify $2 x - 5 x + 3$ $2x-5x+3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-14T22:34:11

$- 3 x + 3$ $-3x + 3$

To simplify this, we combine like terms.

Let's color code the like terms:
$color(red)(2x) quadcolor(red)(-quad5x) quad+quad 3$

We know that $2x$ and $-5x$ are like terms, so we combine them and get:
$-3x + 3$

Hope this helps!

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