It's easier to work with problems such as –2.1x + 3.7 -5 + 4.9x when we rearrange the like terms vertically:
–2.1x + 3.7 -5 + 4.9x
becomes
–2.1x + 3.7
+4.9x -5
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2.8x - 1.3 (answer)
Answer:
4x^2+4x-4
Step-by-step explanation:
8x^2 + 3x - 4x^2 + x - 4
= 8x^2 - 4x^2 + 3x + x - 4
= 4x^2 + 4x - 4
For anyone else who needs the right answer...it’s “parallel to the base”. I just did it and I got it right.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We can let the 'number' in the expression be equal to
. Something 6 less than x would x minus 6, or
.