document.write( "Question 1152209: What am I doing wrong?
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document.write( "Problem: \"Subtract 7x-2 from x + 5\"
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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. \n" );
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