Question

Subtract. (−9.6x+7)−(7.3x−9) Enter your answer, in simplified form, in the box.Can somebody help me with this equation?

Answer 1

-16.9x + 16 is the correct answer. You have to remove the parentheses, collect the like terms, and then simplify.

Answer 2

The given expression is $(-9.6x+7)-(7.3x-9)$.

Remove the parentheses, collect the like terms, and then simplify.

$(-9.6x+7)-(7.3x-9)=(-9.6x-7.3x)+(7+9)\\ (-9.6x+7)-(7.3x-9)=-16.9x+16$.

So the final simplified form is $-16.9x+16$.