How do you simplify #2x - 5 - 4x +8#? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer Alan P. Mar 7, 2018 #2x-5-4x+8=color(red)(-2x+3)# Explanation: Given #color(white)("XXX")2x-5-4x+8# Re-arrange to group terms with common variables #color(white)("XXX")=color(blue)(2x-4x)color(magenta)(-5+8)# #color(white)("XXX")=color(blue)(-2x)color(magenta)(+3)# Answer link Related questions How do you write the variable expression for: a quotient of 2 and the sum of a number and 3 ? What are variables? What are variable expressions? How do you write variable expressions? How do you evaluate variable expressions? How do you simplify the expression #3x-x+4#? How do you write a quotient of a number and 6 as an expression? How do you evaluate the expression #2x+1# for #x=1#? How do you write a product of a number and 2 as an expression? How do you write 5 less than 2 times a number as a variable expression? See all questions in Variable Expressions Impact of this question 2417 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License