Question

Combine like terms . What is a simpler form of the expression? 2(x/2 -5)-3/2(x+7/4). Please Explain.

Answer 1

Are you able to expand everything first? from there you would be able to combine line terms. basically if you have 3x+2x it would combine to 5x because they have x in them.

Answer 2

2(x/2 -5)-3/2(x+7/4)
= x-10-3x/2-21/8
Then we,combine like terms;
= -x/2-101/8
Then,take out -1/2 to simply the equation.

= -1/2(x+101/4)