(7x - 2) - (0.04x - 3 + 0.2x)
To simplify the expression, we can first distribute the negative sign to the terms inside the second parentheses:
(7x - 2) - (0.04x - 3 + 0.2x) = 7x - 2 - 0.04x + 3 - 0.2x.
Next, we can combine like terms:
(7x - 2 - 0.04x + 3 - 0.2x) = (7x - 0.04x - 0.2x) + (-2 + 3)
= 6.76x + 1.
Therefore, the simplified expression is 6.76x + 1.
Is there any more?
Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. Let's simplify the expression further.
We can combine like terms by adding the coefficients of the x terms:
(7x - 0.04x - 0.2x) = (7 - 0.04 - 0.2) x = 6.76x.
So the updated expression is: 6.76x + 1.
Therefore, the simplified expression is 6.76x + 1.
Do one more
Apologies for the confusion in my previous responses. Let's simplify the expression further.
We can combine like terms by adding the coefficients of the x terms:
(7x - 0.04x - 0.2x) = (7 - 0.04 - 0.2) x = 6.76x.
Then, we can also combine the constant terms:
(-2 + 3) = 1.
So the updated expression is: 6.76x + 1.
Therefore, the simplified expression is 6.76x + 1.
No like a different one
I apologize for the confusion. Let's simplify a different expression.
Let's compute (5x - 3) - (2x + 1):
Distributing the negative sign to the terms inside the second parentheses, we have:
(5x - 3) - (2x + 1) = 5x - 3 - 2x - 1.
Now, let's combine like terms:
(5x - 2x) + (-3 - 1) = 3x - 4.
Therefore, the simplified expression is 3x - 4.