Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 1 - Review - Page 44: 84

Answer

$5.7x+1.1$

Work Step by Step

$(7.6x+4.7)-(1.9x+3.6)$ Distribute the $-1$ in front of the second parenthesis (it is unwritten, but understood to be there): $7.6x+4.7-1(1.9x)+(-1)(3.6)$ Simplify: $7.6x+4.7-1.9x-3.6$ Combine like terms: $5.7x+1.1$
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