Identify like terms: Identify like terms in the expression −3n−7+(−6n)+1.The like terms are −3n and −6n, which are both coefficients of n, and −7 and 1, which are both constants.
Combine like terms: Combine the like terms −3n and −6n.−3n+(−6n)=−3n−6n=−9n
Combine constants: Combine the constants −7 and 1.−7+1=−6
Write simplified expression: Write the simplified expression by combining the results from Step 2 and Step 3.The simplified expression is −9n−6.
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