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# If L = (a - b)-c and R =a - (b - c), then L - R =

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If L = (a - b)-c and R =a - (b - c), then L - R = [#permalink]  04 Aug 2018, 10:43
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If $$L = (a - b)- c$$ and $$R = a - (b - c)$$, then $$L - R =$$

(A) 2b

(B) 2c

(C) 0

(D) -2b

(E) -2c
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Re: If L = (a - b)-c and R =a - (b - c), then L - R = [#permalink]  04 Aug 2018, 17:11
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Carcass wrote:
If $$L = (a - b)- c$$ and $$R = a - (b - c)$$, then $$L - R =$$

(A) 2b

(B) 2c

(C) 0

(D) -2b

(E) -2c

Given: L = (a - b)- c
Simplify to get: L = a - b - c

Given: R = a - (b - c)
R = a - b + c

So, L - R = (a - b - c) - (a - b + c)
= a - b - c - a + b - c
= -2c

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