sandyglz36 sandyglz36
  • 03-09-2020
  • Mathematics
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Rewrite in simplest terms: (-8x + 5) - (x – 7)​

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wegnerkolmp2741o wegnerkolmp2741o
  • 03-09-2020

Answer:

-9x+12

Step-by-step explanation:

(-8x + 5) - (x – 7)​

Distribute the minus sign

(-8x + 5) - x + 7

Combine like terms

(-8x -x+ 5+7) ​

-9x +12

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Immabeegboinow Immabeegboinow
  • 03-09-2020
Combine like terms. -8x-x=-9x. 5- -7=2. Subtracting a negative is adding the positive version of the number. The answer is -9x+2.
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