(n+8)+(n−12) =

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Remove the brackets: n+8+n-12.

Now group the like terms together: n+n + 8-12.

There are 2 n’s so that’s 2n, and 8-12 is -4.

Put the two together: 2n-4. This expression is the original one reduced to its simplest form.

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