Question
Simplify the expression
2−3m+5n
Evaluate
m−(−2m−n)(−5)
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
m−(−2m−n)(−5)
Remove the parentheses
m−(−2m−n×(−5))
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−2m−n×(−5)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
2m−n×5
Multiply the terms
2(m−n)×5
Multiply the terms
25(m−n)
m−25(m−n)
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
2m×2−25(m−n)
Write all numerators above the common denominator
2m×2−5(m−n)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
22m−5(m−n)
Apply the distributive property
22m−(5m−5n)
Solution
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Evaluate
2m−(5m−5n)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
2m−5m+5n
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
2m−5m
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2−5)m
Subtract the numbers
−3m
−3m+5n
2−3m+5n
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