Question

Simplify the expression by combining like terms. 16+8−3+6−9

Answer 1

Answer=18
First step combine the positive like terms
16+8+6
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30
Second step is to combine negative like terms with 30
30-3-9

When you do this you add 9 and 3 together since they are similar to each other so it equals 12 there for the equation becomes.....
30-12

Final answer 18