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5x - 8x - 7=-3x+5-7 won’t pull an answer to check my answer

User Damd
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combine like terms
3x-7=-3x+5-7
subtract numbers
3x-7=-3x-2
add 7 to both sides
3x=-3x+5
combine like terms
0=-3x+5+3x
0=5
there is no solution to this problem since you can’t get x on its own
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