Pre-Algebra Examples

$(- 5 x^{2} + x - 8) + (- 3 x^{2} - 8 x - 3)$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$- 5 x^{2} + x - 8 - 3 x^{2} - 8 x - 3$

Step 2

Subtract $3 x^{2}$ from $- 5 x^{2}$ .

$- 8 x^{2} + x - 8 - 8 x - 3$

Step 3

Subtract $8 x$ from $x$ .

$- 8 x^{2} - 7 x - 8 - 3$

Step 4

Subtract $3$ from $- 8$ .

$- 8 x^{2} - 7 x - 11$

$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$