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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 25-01-2017
  • Mathematics
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Can someone please help me simplify the equation:

(-2x-1)-(x-7)

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bcalle
bcalle bcalle
  • 25-01-2017

(-2x -1) - (x - 7)
distribute the negative through the second set of parenthesis
-2x - 1 - x + 7
- 3x + 6

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olorundaral
olorundaral olorundaral
  • 25-01-2017

first you distribute the negative in front of -(x-7)

then you get 
-2x-1-x+7
then you can simplify easily
to get
-2x-x-1+7

= -3x+6

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