Subtracting Expressions

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What is the result of (8 - u) - (5u + 1)?

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-6u + 7

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Calculate the difference: (-8x + 1) - (8x - 1)

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-16x + 2

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Find the result of (10x + 2) - (8x - 4)

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2x + 6

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What is (5x - 6) - (x + 2)?

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4x - 8

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Evaluate (6x + 9) - (4x + 6)

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2x + 3

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Define 'subtracting expressions' in algebra.

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Subtracting expressions involves finding the difference between two algebraic expressions by combining like terms.

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What is a like term?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Explain the process of combining like terms.

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To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of terms that have the same variable and exponent.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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Simplifying an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and eliminating unnecessary parentheses.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parentheses.