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erik [133]
4 years ago
15

Simplify (3x − 5) − (4x + 6).

Mathematics
1 answer:
irinina [24]4 years ago
3 0

(3x − 5) − (4x + 6)

Pretend that there is a 1 in front of the first bracket.

Pretend that there is a -1 in front of the second bracket.

Multiply the first bracket by 1

(1)(3x)=3x, (1)(-5)=-5

Multiply the second bracket by -1

(-1)(4)=-4, (-1)(6)=-6

3x-5-4x-6

3x-4x-5-6 ( combine like terms)

-x-11

Answer: -x-11 or -11-x

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