Question 158499
The sum of 5 times a number and -2, added to nine times a number.
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Looking at the first part:
The sum of '5 times a number' and '-2'
we get
5x + (-2)
or
5x - 2
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The above is then "added to nine times a number" to get:
5x - 2 + 9x
Combining x's we get:
14x - 2