Simplify 2a+(a-(a+b))

$2 a + (a - (a + b))$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$2 a + a - (a + b)$

Step 2

Apply the distributive property.

$2 a + a - a - b$

Step 3

Combine the opposite terms in $2 a + a - a - b$ .

Subtract $a$ from $a$ .

$2 a + 0 - b$

Add $2 a$ and $0$ .

$2 a - b$

$2 a - b$

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