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Subtract 5x-6 from 7x-1

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Answer:

2x+5

because you are subtracting it is basically multiplying (5x-6) by negative one so you have to distribute it out so you are basically adding (7x-1) and (-5x+6) by adding like terms you get 7x-5x= 2x and -1+6=5

so the answer is 2x+5

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