We are trying to simplify the expression 7x+3-5x+8+4x-1
Simplify by like terms- like terms are numbers with the same variable to the same degree (ex. 5x and 28x, [tex]3x^{2}[/tex] and [tex]7x^{2}[/tex], 3xy and 9xy) and also all constants are like terms (normal numbers ex. 9, 189, 3, -2)
So lets rearrange this equation
7x-5x+4x+3+8-1
Remember to bring along the negative or positive sign (don't think it as subtracting 5x, think of it as negative 5x)
All the numbers with x are like terms and a constants are like terms. So combine.
6x+10 is the simplified expression
