If you eliminate the parentheses, then add mq, you have
... y - p + mq = mx
Then dividing by m gives you the equation for x:
... x = (y - p + mq)/m
Answer:
because as distance goes up so does distance
Distribute the negative sign

Combine like terms
-9x^2 + 7x^2 = -2x^2
9x - 3x = 6x
13 - 6 = 7

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An expression must contain a variable
The equation y-4=1 has many solution(s).