Question

The sum of five times a number and -6 is -2.

Answer 1

First you write 5x-6=-2. Then you send -6 to the orher side which now make it 4 because it becomes positive and it is the minused by -2. then you send the 5 to the 4 which now makes it x=4/5. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

-2=5x+(-6)
+6 +6
4=5x
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5=5
4/5=x