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Question
Simplify the expression
−2a−4b
Evaluate
3a−6b+2b−5a
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
3a−5a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3−5)a
Subtract the numbers
−2a
−2a−6b+2b
Solution
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Evaluate
−6b+2b
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−6+2)b
Add the numbers
−4b
−2a−4b
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Factor the expression
−2(a+2b)
Evaluate
3a−6b+2b−5a
Add the terms
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Evaluate
3a−6b+2b
Add the terms
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Evaluate
−6b+2b
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−6+2)b
Add the numbers
−4b
3a−4b
3a−4b−5a
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
3a−5a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3−5)a
Subtract the numbers
−2a
−2a−4b
Solution
−2(a+2b)
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