Question

Consider this equation: –3x – 5 + 2x = 6
Which is an equivalent equation after combining like terms?

Answer 1

First of all, can you simplify the equation you have, by combining like terms

Answer 2

What does "like terms" mean? Example: -3x and 2x are "like terms," because both involve the first power of x. -5 on the left side and 6 on the right side are "like terms," as both are constants.

Please combine like terms here. Show your work.