Question

perform the indicated operation by removing the parentheses and combining like terms.

((-5x - 6) + (-6x - 1))

Explanation:

Remove parentheses

$$ (-5x - 6) + (-6x - 1) = -5x - 6 - 6x - 1 $$

Group like terms

$$ (-5x - 6x) + (-6 - 1) $$

Combine coefficients

$$ -11x - 7 $$

Answer:

Perform the indicated operation by removing the parentheses and combining like terms.

$$ (-5x-6)+(-6x-1) = $$

<blank>\(-11x - 7\)</blank>