Question

Solve the equation:
x - 9 = -6 + 5

A. 21
B. 7
C. 14
D. 2

Answer 1

I got 8, but I'm not sure.

Explanation:

So I first did -6 + 5, and I got -1 as an answer. Then I did -1 plus 9 because both sides need to be equal. I wrote that x = 8 but that wasn't an option. I'm not sure if this was helpful and I'm really sorry if it's not.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 8. But in the option there is no option with answer 8

Explanation:

The given expression is,

x - 9 = -6 + 5

RHS = -6 + 5 = -1

LHS = x -9

LHS = RHS

Therefore x - 9 = -1

x = -1 + 9 = 8

Therefore the correct answer is 8.

There is no option with correct answer. So we cant