How do you simplify $3 x - 3 + (- 4 x) + (- 3)$ $3x - 3+ ( - 4x ) + ( - 3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-21T16:24:47

$x - 6$ $x-6$

Step One: Collect Like-Terms

$3 x - 3 - 4 x - 3 = - x - 3 - 3$ $color(red)(3x)-3-color(red)(4x)-3 = color(green)(-x) -3 -3$

$x - 3 - 3 = x - 6$ $x color(red)(-3) color(red)(-3) = x color(green)(-6)$

Final answer:

$x - 6$ $color(blue)(x-6)$

How do you simplify 3x−3+(−4x)+(−3)3x - 3+ ( - 4x ) + ( - 3)?