Simplify Inside Parentheses: First, let's just write down what we got: −6+(f+1). We gotta combine like terms, but there's no like terms to combine yet, so we just simplify inside the parentheses first.Calculation: f+1
Combine Numbers: Now we add that –6 to the mix. So it's like –6+f+1. We just gotta add the numbers together, the –6 and the 1.Calculation: –6+1=–5
Bring Down Variable: Alright, now we just bring down that f from before, so we got f+(–5), which is the same as f–5.Calculation: f–5
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