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How do you simplify $11 x - (x + 7)$ $11x-(x+7)$ ?

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Apr 9, 2015

$11 x - (x + 7)$ $11x -(x+7)$

$= 11 x - 1 x - 7$ $= 11x -1x -7$

$= (11 - 1) x - 7$ $= (11-1)x -7$

$= 10 x - 7$ $=10x-7$

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