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To simplify this expression, we first distribute the negative sign in front of the parentheses:
(7x - 2) - (0.04x - 3 + 0.2x)
= 7x - 2 - 0.04x + 3 - 0.2x
= 7x - 0.04x - 0.2x - 2 + 3
= 6.76x + 1
Therefore, an equivalent expression to (7x-2)-(0.04x-3+0.2x) is 6.76x + 1.