To solve both of these expressions, we want to add or subtract from left to right.
For the first one, we can rewrite it as:
8-6-9
=2-9
=-7
The second one we can rewrite as:
5-7+9+8-4
=-2+9+8-4
=7+8-4
=15-4
=11
Answer:
7a + 2b
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
4a + 3b + 3a - b ← collect like terms
4a + 3a + 3b - b
= 7a + 2b
Answer:
m=-3
Step-by-step explanation:
10=7-m
m=7-10=-3