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Agirl scout has (5x-12) boxes of cookies and sells (3x+18) of them. write an expression

Agirl scout has (5x-12) boxes of cookies and sells (3x+18) of them. write an expression to represent the amount of boxes she has left. also can you show me the work that gets this answer not just the answer
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cksbanks
cksbanks
4,5(65 marks)
You have to subtract 3x + 18 from 5x - 12:

=> 5x - 12 - ( 3x + 18) = 5x - 12 - 3x - 18 = 5x - 3x - 12 - 18 = 2x - 30

The first step was to apply distributive property to supress the parenthesis, after that the terms were arranged and the like terms combined.

2x - 30
jaidaarmstrong
jaidaarmstrong
4,8(16 marks)

be more specific bud

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