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-9×-(17-7×) combine like terms

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Sure. So we have -9x, and then we can distribute the negative, just as we would do with a number. That gives us -9x-17-7x. We can combine the -9x and -7x to get -16x. Therefore, our answer is -16x-17. Hope this helped!
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