document.write( "Question 373779: (48a+b)-(-22a-6b) how do i do this? do I take it like this: (48a+22a)-(b-6b) and how does it become 70a+9b? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #266098 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Use the distributive property for the second term,
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