Question

Simplify (b2c +7bc – 3) – (12b2c – 2bc + 5).

Answer 1

2bc + 7bc - 3 - 12(2)bc + 2bc +5
9bc +2 - 24bc + 2bc
2 - 13bc

Answer 2

add like terms together first as shown above ^^

Answer 3

Is this the expression?\[(b^2c +7bc – 3) – (12b^2c – 2bc + 5)\]

Answer 4

yes ^^

Answer 5

i am confussed on how to simplify

Answer 6

then the real answer would be \[-11 b^2c + 9bc - 8\]

Answer 7

\[(b^2c - 12 b^2c) + (7bc -(-2bc)) + (-3 - 5)\]