Answer:
The terms that Misha should combine are 3x – 2x and –8 – 7
Step-by-step explanation:
Misha have the equation : 3x-2(x+3) = 4(x-2)-7
After applying distributive property, a(b+c) = ab+ac
3x - 2x - 6 = 4x - 8- 7 ..............(1)
Now, we need to combine the like terms, like terms are the terms having the same coefficient and combining them means to combine their coefficients.
In equation (1), 3x and -2x are like terms as it have the same coefficient x
Hence we will solve them and get (3-2)x = x
Similarly, -8 and -7 can be solved and we get -7-8 = -15
Now, the equation becomes, x-6 = 4x-15
Then, again collecting the like terms on L.H.S and R.h.s and then solving, we get
4x - x = 15-6
3x = 9
x = 3
