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Simplify the following expression:
–10x – 9x + 1

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Answer: -19x +1

Step-by-step explanation: Do -10x -9x which is -19x and you have 1 which is unlike terms .So your final answer is -19x +1 .

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-19x+1 is the simplified version. You collect like terms to get (-10-9)x+1 and then calculate the difference for the answer.
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