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

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-31T23:05:59

See the entire simplification process below:

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 $8 - 7x$

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