Simplify by First Removing the Parentheses and Then Combining the Like

question 63

Multiple Choice

Simplify by first removing the parentheses and then combining the like terms. $\left( \frac { 9 } { 16 } x - 1 \right) + \left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } x - \frac { 2 } { 5 } \right)$

• A) \(- \frac { 1 } { 16 } x - 1 \frac { 1 } { 5 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 16 } x - \frac { 4 } { 5 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 16 } x - 1 \frac { 2 } { 5 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 16 } x + 1 \frac { 1 } { 5 }\)
• E) \(- \frac { 1 } { 16 } x - 1 \frac { 4 } { 5 }\)

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