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What is 5 (x-4) + 3x - 9x + 7?

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Answer:

-x - 13

Explanation:

5(x-4) + 3x - 9x + 7

First we use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis

5x -20 + 3x - 9x + 7

then we combine the like terms

-x - 13

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