Question

Find the difference.
(3a - 3b +2) - (4a + 5b)

Answer 1

To find the difference \((3a - 3b + 2) - (4a + 5b)\), we start by distributing the negative sign across the second group:

\[
(3a - 3b + 2) - 4a - 5b
\]

Next, we combine like terms. For the \(a\) terms, we have:

\[
3a - 4a = -1a \quad \text{or} \quad -a
\]

For the \(b\) terms:

\[
-3b - 5b = -8b
\]

The constant term remains:

\[
+2
\]

Putting it all together, we have:

\[
-a - 8b + 2
\]

Thus, the final result is:

\[
-a - 8b + 2
\]