Subtracting Expressions

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What is the result of (2b - 1) - (3b + 4)?

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-1b - -5

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What is the result of (5b + 2) - (8b - 4)?

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-3b + 6

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What is the result of (12a - 4) - (13a + 7)?

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-1a - -11

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What is the result of (7b - 2) - (9b - 3)?

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-2b - -5

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What is the result of (3b - 9) - (4b + 7)?

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-1b + 2

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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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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract the coefficients of terms that have the same variable.

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What is the first step in subtracting expressions?

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The first step is to distribute the negative sign across the second expression.

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How do you handle parentheses when subtracting expressions?

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You must distribute the negative sign to each term inside the parentheses.