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X + 7 - 5x - 5 simplified

User Smurff
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Answer:

-4x+2

Explanation:

Combine Like Terms:

x + 7 - 5x - 5

-4x + 7 - 5

-4x + 2

User Cro
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Explanation:

x + 7- 5x- 5

= x - 5x +7- 5

= -4x + 2

= -2 (2x - 1)

User Oleg O
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