If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses

- 2 x + 6 y

7 x - 2 x + 6 y - 4 y

Subtract the terms

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Evaluate

7 x - 2 x

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(7 - 2) x

Subtract the numbers

5 x

5 x + 6 y - 4 y

Solution

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Evaluate

6 y - 4 y

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(6 - 4) y

Subtract the numbers

2 y

5 x + 2 y

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