document.write( "Question 115646: Combine like terms. 5w – 6w \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #84159 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Since we have a common variable \"w\", we can simply subtract 6 from 5 to get -1. So \r
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