Combine like terms. Remember that like terms are terms that are completely the same excluding the coefficient.
7x-8x=-1x
Final answer: -x+5
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Hello :
<span>8x²+7x-3+4x-8 = 8x² +(7x+4x) +(- 3 - 8)=8x²+7x - 11</span>
The first thing I would probably do is distribute (multiply) the -5/2 into the parenthesis:
= (-5/2)x + (-20/2)
Notice how I am not putting the x into the fraction. This is to make it easier to see the slope-intercept form.
Lets simplify the (-20/2) and then add 7 to both sides:
y - 7 = (-5/2)x - 10
y = (-5/2)x - 3
Your answer would then be:
y = (-5/2)x - 3
y = mx + b
Since it is now in the requested format.