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Juanita did this work to solve an equation. Did she make an error?

Juanita did this work to solve an equation. Did she make an error?-example-1
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shouldn’t it be simplified more to 7x=8 ?
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Yes, (-4) plus (-5) does not equal a positive 9, it should be (-9).
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