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4-48.

Simplify each of the expressions below. You may use an Equation Mat and tiles.

Hint:

One strategy is to make all of the subtraction within the problem into addition and then simplify like terms.

$−(5x+1)$
Partial Answer (a):
$−5x−1$

$6x−(−5x+1)$
Partial Answer (b):
$11x−1$

$−(1−5x)$

$−5x+(x−1)$

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