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17 May, 02:24

Brenda and Michael simplify the expression, as shown below.

Brenda: - 5x + (2+x) = - 5 + x + 2 = - 4x + 2

Michael: - 5x + (2 + x) = (-5x + 2) + x = - 3 + x

who simplified the expression correctly?

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  1. 17 May, 02:36
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    It looks like Brenda did since Michael forgot to take out the parenthesis
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