Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression −5n+−3n+6n−5n. Like terms are terms that contain the same variable raised to the same power. In this case, all terms are like terms because they all contain the variable n raised to the first power.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms by adding or subtracting the coefficients.−5n+−3n+6n−5n=(−5−3+6−5)n=(−8+6−5)n=(−2−5)n=−7n
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