Question

`( - 7x + 1) - (4x + 5)`
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Answer 1

-11x-4 is the answer if the expression to simplify is (-7x+1)-(4x+5).

Explanation:

We are first going to distribute to get rid of the ( ):

-7x+1-4x-5

Pair up like terms:

-7x-4x+1-5

Combine the like terms:

-11x-4