How do you simplify 2x-9\times x+8?

1 Answer
Jan 31, 2017

See the entire simplification process below:

Explanation:

The rules for order of operation say to execute the multiplication in this problem first:

2x - 9 xx x + 8 -> 2x - 9x + 8

We can now group like terms:

2x - 9x + 8 -> (2 - 9)x + 8 ->

-7x + 8 or 8 - 7x