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5x=-7x+6=how do i solve this? What is x?
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5x=-7x+6=how do i solve this? What is x?

User Paul Batum
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Here,
5x=7x+6
or,5x-7x=6
or,-2x=6
or,-x=6/2
or,-x=3
or,x=-3
User Tim Rae
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First you add the -7x to the other side.

12x = 6
then you divide both sides by 12

x = (1)/(2)
User Anjuli
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