document.write( "Question 1152209: What am I doing wrong?
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem: \"Subtract 7x-2 from x + 5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "My equation is x+5-7x-2. Combined like terms, I get -6x+3. My math book says the answer is -6x+7. What am I doing wrong here because I don't get how that negative two ends up being positive to make 7.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #774172 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"7x-2+\"from \"x+%2B+5\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+5-7x%2B2\"......combine like terms\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+-7x%29+%2B+%285%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6x%2B7\"
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