Respuesta :
Answer:
-9x+12
Step-by-step explanation:
(-8x + 5) - (x – 7)
Distribute the minus sign
(-8x + 5) - x + 7
Combine like terms
(-8x -x+ 5+7)
-9x +12
Combine like terms. -8x-x=-9x. 5- -7=2. Subtracting a negative is adding the positive version of the number. The answer is -9x+2.