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MATH Simplify the expression -6w + (-8) + 1 + (-7w)

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Answer: -13w - 7

Explanation:

-6w + (-8) + 1 + (-7w)

Combine the like terms

-8 + 1 = -7

-6w + (-7) + (-7w)

-6w + (-7w) = -13w

-13w + (-7)

However, because adding a negative number is the same as subtracting the number as a positive, you can just make it -13w - 7

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