Question
Answer
$$7-(6x+2)=-6x+5$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}7-(6x+2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}7-6x-2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-6x+5\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 6x+2 \right) = -6x-2 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{7} -6x \color{blue}{-2} = -6x+ \color{blue}{5} $$ |
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