How do you simplify $(3x − 5) + (5x + 1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-01T23:03:15

See the entire solution process below:

First, remove all of the terms from parenthesis. Be careful to handle the signs of each individual term correctly:

$3x - 5 + 5x + 1$

Next, group like terms:

$3x + 5x - 5 + 1$

Now, combine like terms:

$(3 + 5)x + (-5 + 1)$

$8x + (-4)$

$8x - 4$

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