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Answer true or false. The sum of $-2 x-1,-x+4,$ and $5 x-7$ is $8 x-4$

Name: Problem 6, Chapter 3: Intermediate Algebra
Uploaded: 2020-08-06T05:10:54-08:00
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Description: Answer true or false. The sum of -2 x-1,-x+4, and 5 x-7 is 8 x-4

   Answer true or false.
The sum of $-2 x-1,-x+4,$ and $5 x-7$ is $8 x-4$

Intermediate Algebra

Jerome E. Kaufmann,… 10th Edition

Chapter 3, Problem 6

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Solved by Expert Ankit Gupta

08/06/2020

Step 1

The sum of $-2x-1$, $-x+4$, and $5x-7$ is: $(-2x-1) + (-x+4) + (5x-7)$ We can simplify this expression by combining like terms: $-2x - x + 5x - 1 + 4 - 7$ Combining like terms, we get: $2x - 4$ So, the sum of $-2x-1$, $-x+4$, and $5x-7$ is $2x-4$. Show more…

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