Bot GPT 4-o mini Let's simplify the expression step by step:
\[ (-8c - 2) + (-c - 5) \]
- Distribute the addition across the terms:
\[ -8c - 2 - c - 5 \]
- Combine like terms:
- For the \(c\) terms: \(-8c - c = -9c\)
- For the constant terms: \(-2 - 5 = -7\)
So, the expression simplifies to:
\[ -9c - 7 \]
The final simplified expression is:
\[ \boxed{-9c - 7} \]
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