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Simplify two ๐ plus one minus three ๐ plus two.
In order to simplify this expression, we need to group or collect the like terms. We need to subtract three ๐ from two ๐ . And we need to subtract positive two from positive one. Two ๐ minus three ๐ is equal to negative ๐ or negative one ๐ as two minus three equals negative one. Positive one minus positive two is equal to negative one.
The negative and positive signs that are touching become a negative or subtraction sign. Weโre therefore left with positive one minus two. This is equal to negative one. This means that two ๐ plus one minus three ๐ plus two, simplified, is negative ๐ minus one.
