Combining like terms: -7x+x HELP ASAP

Mathematics

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Svetllana [295]3 years ago

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Answer:

Hello!!! Princess Sakura here ^^

Step-by-step explanation:

When you combine like terms you see the ones that are similar then you add or subtract, depends on what the signs are. For this one -7x is similar to x so in this case you would add x to the -7x which will give you -6x.

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