Problem 1: (4p+1)−(−3p+2) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
4p+1+3p−2 Step 2: Combine like terms:
(4p+3p)+(1−2)=7p−1 Problem 2: (6a−5b)−(9a+2b) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
6a−5b−9a−2b Step 2: Combine like terms:
(6a−9a)+(−5b−2b)=−3a−7b Problem 3: (8x2−18x)−(5x2+6x) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
8x2−18x−5x2−6x Step 2: Combine like terms:
(8x2−5x2)+(−18x−6x)=3x2−24x Problem 4: (2d−3d2)−(d2+3d) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
2d−3d2−d2−3d Step 2: Combine like terms:
(−3d2−d2)+(2d−3d)=−4d2−d Problem 5: (9p2−7q2)−(q2−2p2) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
9p2−7q2−q2+2p2 Step 2: Combine like terms:
(9p2+2p2)+(−7q2−q2)=11p2−8q2 Problem 6: (4m−n)−(2m−3+2n) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
4m−n−2m+3−2n Step 2: Combine like terms:
(4m−2m)+(−n−2n)+3=2m−3n+3 Problem 7: (x−y+1)+(−x+7y−3) Step 1: Remove parenthesis:
x−y+1−x+7y−3 Step 2: Combine like terms:
(x−x)+(−y+7y)+(1−3)=0+6y−2=6y−2 Problem 8: (x2−3x−1)−(4x2−x+5) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
x2−3x−1−4x2+x−5 Step 2: Combine like terms:
(x2−4x2)+(−3x+x)+(−1−5)=−3x2−2x−6 Problem 9: (3n2−5n−2)−(−6n+5+n2) Step 1: Distribute the negative sign:
3n2−5n−2+6n−5−n2 Step 2: Combine like terms:
(3n2−n2)+(−5n+6n)+(−2−5)=2n2+n−7 Problem 10: (4x−2y)−(2x+y)−(x−3y) Step 1: Distribute the negative signs:
4x−2y−2x−y−x+3y Step 2: Combine like terms:
(4x−2x−x)+(−2y−y+3y)=x+0=x Problem 11: (2a+b)−(2b+c)−(2c+a) Step 1: Distribute the negative signs:
2a+b−2b−c−2c−a Step 2: Combine like terms:
(2a−a)+(b−2b)+(−c−2c)=a−b−3c