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Answer:
- 4x -16
- 3x
Step-by-step explanation:
Use the distributive property to distribute the outside minus sign to all terms inside parentheses.
1) 5.5x +1 -(1.5x +17) = 5.5x +1 -1.5x -17 = x(5.5 -1.5) +(1 -17)
= 4x -16
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2) x -3x -(-5x) = x -3x +5x = x(1 -3 +5)
= 3x
