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Needing help with this equation

x/2-5=3​

User SymKat
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the correct answer is x= -9

steps:
x/2-5=3
x/-3=3
multiply both sides by -3
x=-9
User Swati Srivastava
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Answer:

x=16

Explanation:

x/2-5=3

x/2-5=3+5=

x/2=8

x/2=8×2

x=16

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