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Given -6x+5=15x+-625Prove x=30find the statement and the reasons statement Reasons-6x+5=15x+-625. Given -6x+5=15x-625. ?-21x+5=-625. ?-21x = -630. ?x=30. prove

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The given statement is


-6x+5=15x+(-625)

Then, we get


-6x+5=15x-625

By distributive property.

Then,


-21x+5=-625

By the property of addition for equalities. (We added -15x on each side)

Next,


-21x=-630

By the property of addition for equalities. (we added -5 on each side).

Then,


x=30

By the property of division for equalities. (we divided -21 on each side).

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