Simplify the expressions
 1. x - 2 + 3x + 8
 2. 2(-1.5x + 3) + (5x - 2)
 3. (x + 3) - (2x - 1)
 4. (4 - x) - 2 (-5x + 3)
 5. (-4x + 3) + (9x - 5)
 6. 3 (-3x - 4) - (3x + 5)
 7. (-8x + 4) - (7x - 7)
 8. 1/2 (x - 6) + 1/4 (x + 12)
 9. (-2x - 3) - (2x - 10)
 10. (-4x - 2) + 1/2 (12x - 22) 
 11. 2 (4.4 - 2x) + 4 (-x + 3)
 12. (-2x + 5) - (-3x + 11)