document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42407>Question 42407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Show your work\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x - 2 + 3x - 9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27560 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jmg><B>jmg(22)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jmg><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> all that you can do on this one if this is all of the problem is combine like terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x - 2 + 3x - 9  --> rewrite first with all addition. Remember that subtracting a positive is the same as adding a negative. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x + (- 2) + 3x + ( - 9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange with like terms together\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7x + 3x) + (( -2) + (-9))        <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 10x + -11                  Combine the likes terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x - 11                    Rewrite in simplest form. adding a negative is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            the same as subtracting a       <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                               positive.                    </SPAN>\n" );
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