Answer:
-8.8x +5
Step-by-step explanation:
You want to simplify the expression -0.8x+40-8x-35.
Like terms
The expression is simplified by combining like terms. Like terms have the same (set of) variables.
-0.8x +40 -8x -35
= -0.8x -8x +40 -35 . . . . . . group like terms
= (-0.8 -8)x +(40 -35)
= -8.8x +5
