Answer:
-7x + 1
Associative Property can be used.
Step-by-step explanation:
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We can simply the expression by combining like terms.
Like terms are terms with the same variable and degree. They may have different coefficients.
Simplify
- 7 - 6x - 9 - x + 3
- 7 - 9 + 3 - 6x - x
- 1 - 7x
The simplified form is 1 - 7x, or -7x + 1.
We can also represent this using the Associative property, by grouping like terms:
- 7 - 6x - 9 - x + 3
- (7 - 9 + 3) + (-6 - x)
- 1 + (-7x)
- -7x + 1
