Question

Simplify 7x - (3x+2)
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Answer 1

2(2x - 1)

Explanation:

opening the parenthesis and distributing the - sign to both 3x and 2

= 7x - 3x - 2

= 4x - 2

taking 2 common

= 2 (2x - 1)

Answer 2

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`\large\boxed{4x - 2}`

7x - (3x + 2)

Simplify by distributing the negative sign:

7x - (3x) - (2)

Combine like terms:

4x - 2