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Simply by expanding any brackets and collecting like terms

5x - 2 - 2x + 3

is this

5x - 2x = 3x

2 + 3 = 5

therefore 3x - 5

if wrong please explain

Thanks....

2 answers

5x-2x = 3x BUT
it's -2+3 = 1
therefore
3x+1
Thank you ..I see where I am making my mistake ..THANK YOU !!!!
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