$$ \begin{aligned}7b-(2x+5)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}7b-2x-5\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 2x+5 \right) = -2x-5 $$ |