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5 - (4 + x)

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We must expand and simplify the following expression:


5-(4+x)

1) First, we apply the distributive property for the multiplication in the second term:


5-4-x

2) Now, we compute the difference between the two first terms:


1-x

Answer

The simplified expression is:


1-x

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