Solve the equation. 5x + 8 − 3x = −10 help I keep getting s weird answer these are the possible answers x = −9 x = −1 x = 1 x = 9

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Solve the equation. 5x + 8 − 3x = −10 help I keep getting s weird answer

these are the possible answers
x = −9
x = −1
x = 1
x = 9

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First, you would add 5x - 3x because of the two variables which equals 2x, then 2x + 8 = -10
-8 - 8 and 10 = -18
2x / 18 = 9x

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the answer to this is x=-9

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