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  • 26-01-2017
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Can someone please help me simplify the equation:
(-2x-1)-(x-7)

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bcalle
bcalle bcalle
  • 26-01-2017
(-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
  • 26-01-2017
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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