Simplify seventeen s plus three t minus nine minus five t plus nine minus twelve s.

fourteen s minus two t minus nine

three s t

five s minus two t

fourteen s minus t

Question

Simplify seventeen s plus three t minus nine minus five t plus nine minus twelve s. 


 fourteen s minus two t minus nine

three s t

five s minus two t

fourteen s minus t

texaschic101 · Answer

17s + 3t - 9 - 5t + 9 - 12s -- is this your problem ?

anonymous · Answer

yea thats it

anonymous · Answer

i think the aswer is 3st

anonymous · Answer

but i forgot to simplify so that cant be right

texaschic101 · Answer

we will combine like terms...
17s - 12s = 5s
3t - 5t = -2t
-9 + 9 = 0
put them together and we get :
5s - 2t

anonymous · Answer

okay wow thanks

texaschic101 · Answer

anytime....happy to help :)

anonymous · Answer

that doe make alot of since now that u put it like that

anonymous · Answer

does i mena

texaschic101 · Answer

whatever makes it easier to do is a good thing...lol