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Subtract 5x from 7x-6

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We can subtract 5x from 7x - 6 like this:

7x - 6 - 5x

Now, we just have to combine like terms, in this case, the terms that have the x variable, like this:

7x - 5x - 6

2x - 6

Then, after subtracting 5x from 7x - 6 we get 2x - 6

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