Sharina, this is the distributive property. You are subtracting each thing in the parentheses from 7x, so you have 7x - 9 - 5x. If we combine like terms, we get 2x - 9.
Hope this helps.
Sharina R.
asked • 09/25/14subtract 7x-(9+5x)
Can you guys show step by step how to get the answer? Helping my little sister with homework... haven't seen these in years.
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