Simplify

3c + c - 2c + 4c - 5c

3 answers

The equation simplifies to:

3c + c - 2c + 4c - 5c = 1c - 3c = -2c
3c + c - 2c + 4c - 5c
= 4c-2c+4c-5c
= 2c+4c-5c
6c-5c
= 1c or c
Apologies for the earlier incorrect response. You are correct. The simplification is:

3c + c - 2c + 4c - 5c = 4c - 2c + 4c - 5c = 6c - 5c = c