Question
Answer
$$2-3m-(4+5m)=-8m-2$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}2-3m-(4+5m)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2-3m-4-5m \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-8m-2\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 4+5m \right) = -4-5m $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{2} \color{red}{-3m} \color{blue}{-4} \color{red}{-5m} = \color{red}{-8m} \color{blue}{-2} $$ |
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