ju7iana
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  • 03-11-2020
  • Mathematics
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2x – 7 = 5x + 8
solve for x

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graciemarie20244
graciemarie20244 graciemarie20244
  • 03-11-2020
The answer is -5 hope this works
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lbbrown123
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  • 03-11-2020

Answer:

-5=x

Step-by-step explanation:

2x-7=5x+8

get like terms on the same side

-7-8=5x-2x    (I did this in one step hope you understand if not i can explain)

simplify

-15=3x

divide both sides by 3

-5=x

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