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2x - 18x + 36
COMBINE the LIKE TERMS
(2x - 18x) + 36
2x - 18x = -16x
36 = 36 because it doesn’t have any like terms
= -16x + 36
Answer: -16x + 36 or you could simply say
4(-4x + 9)
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