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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. \n" ); document.write( "

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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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document.write( "    x + 5\r\n" );
document.write( "- (7x - 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "   x + 5\r\n" );
document.write( " -7x + 2\r\n" );
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document.write( " -6x + 7\r\n" );
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