Answer
$$2.6x -1.9.$$
Work Step by Step
We simplify by removing the parentheses and then
combining the like terms as follows:
$$(0.3x - 0.5) - (-2.3x + 1.4)=0.3x - 0.5+2.3x - 1.4\\
=2.6x -1.9.$$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise - Page 218: 56
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