Question

Simplify the expression. 25x + 14 - 17 - 6x

Answer 1

Greetings!

To simplify the expression above, we will need to combine the like terms.

These include terms of...

→ The first degree (For Example: $6^{1}+7^{1}=6+7$)

→ The same variable (For Example: $6x+2x$)

Here is this process demonstrated with the provided expression:

$=25x + 14 - 17 - 6x$

Let's separate all unlike terms:

$=(25x-6x)+(14-17)$

Now we can combine them utilizing the correct operations:

$=(19x)+(-3)$

$=19x-3$

The fully simplified expression is:

$\boxed{=19x-3}$

I hope this helped!

-Benjamin

Answer 2

25x+14-17-6x. First group the two coefficients, 25x-6x, and the two numbers, 14-17.

the problem changes into 25x-6x=19x and 14-17=-3.

The simplified version is 19x-3