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-5x + 8 = -7
Solve the equation. Check your solution.

User Unbalanced
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Answer:

its easy.

Explanation:

-5x+8= -7

or, -5x= -7-8

or, -5x= -15

now the minus sign is cancled

or, 5x=15

or, x= 15รท5

therefore, x=3

here's the answer for you

User Drav Sloan
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Explanation:

-5x=-7+8

-5x=-1

x=-5

-1

x=5

User Yury Litvinov
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