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We are asked to simplify the expression
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That's exactly what we need to do - combine like terms.
So, we subtract:

Which gives us:

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I think hope it helps tho
Dang elementary school homework is hard
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-10 < x - 9
Add 9 to both sides:
-1 < x
The correct answer would be option C
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