Simplify (5a+4)-(5a+3)

$(5 a + 4) - (5 a + 3)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$5 a + 4 - (5 a) - 1 \cdot 3$

Multiply $5$ by $- 1$ .

$5 a + 4 - 5 a - 1 \cdot 3$

Multiply $- 1$ by $3$ .

$5 a + 4 - 5 a - 3$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

Combine the opposite terms in $5 a + 4 - 5 a - 3$ .

Subtract $5 a$ from $5 a$ .

$0 + 4 - 3$

Add $0$ and $4$ .

$4 - 3$

Subtract $3$ from $4$ .

$1$