document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=666155>Question 666155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x-9-x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x -9 -x + 2 = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x -x -9 + 2 (by the commutative property)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-x) +(-9+2) (by the associative property)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x -7 <--- answer </SPAN>\n" );
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