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(6x+9)−(7x+1) find the difference

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8 votes
answer: -x+8
explanation: it’s in its simplest form because it cannot be factored
User Flowoverstack
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ANSWER: -x + 8

Step-by-step explanation:

(6x+9)-(7x+1)
remove parentheses and change the sign of each term of expression whenever there is a - in front of an expression in parentheses

6x+9-7x-1
collect like terms
-x+9-1
subtract the numbers
-x+8

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