Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Test - Page 232: 7

Answer

$3a+10$

Work Step by Step

By removing the parentheses and adding the like terms, we get $$ (5a - 5b + 7) - (2a- 5b - 3)\\ = 5a - 5b + 7 - 2a+ 5b +3=3a+10 .$$
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