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Solve for x.

13x + 7 = 5x - 20

User Geilt
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Answer is x= −​27/8 ​​
Simplify 13x+7-5x13x+7−5x to 8x+78x+7
8x+7=−20Then Subtract 7 from both sides
Which would then be
8x=−20−7


User Martacus
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the answer is -27/8= -3.375
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