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Rewrite in simplest terms: 6(6a-7a-1)-4a

User Sylwit
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first you do the parenthesis and the equation becomes:

6(-1a-1) - 4a

next you distribute the 6 into the parenthesis:

-6a - 6 - 4a

now combine like terms:

-10a - 6

the simplest form of this equation would be -10a - 6
User Enric Agud Pique
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Answer:

-10a - 6

Explanation:

6(6a-7a-1) - 4a

= 6(-a - 1) - 4a

= -6a - 6 - 4a

= -10a - 6

So, the answer is -10a - 6

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