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-7g- -17g=-20 solve for g

User JuanDM
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Answer: g=-2

Step-by-step explanation:

-7g- -17g=-20

-7g+17g=-20

10g=-20

10g/10=-20/10

g=-2

User Vane Trajkov
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-7g - - 17g = -20

-7g + 17g = -20 (add -7g and 17g because they are like terms)

10g = -20 (divide by 10 on both sides)

g = -2

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