Question

Please help simplify this equation by combining like terms (3x-5) +(4x+12)

Answer 1

PEMDAS
parenthesis
exponents
multiplication and division (whichever comes first)
addiction and subtraction (whichever comes first)

Answer 2

7x+17

Explanation:

(3x-5) +(4x+12)

I like to line them up vertically

(3x-5)

+(4x+12)

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7x+17