You are subtracting 9 and 5 and leaving the x the same, so your answer is going to be 4x.
The answer 9x+(-5x) is equal to 4x.
The expression 9 x + ( − 5 x ) simplifies to 4 x by combining like terms. You subtract the coefficients 9 and -5, resulting in 4. Therefore, the final answer is 4 x .
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