How do you simplify $2 x - 6 x$ $2x-6x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-20T17:03:29

$2 x - 6 x = - 4 x$ $2x - 6x = -4x$

They are like terms, so you can just add them and get an answer that is still a like term..

$2 x - 6 x = - 4 x$ $2x - 6x = -4x$

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