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Solve for x -x=-5 How do you solve for x? can it remain negative ?
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Solve for x -x=-5
How do you solve for x?
can it remain negative ?

User Prgmtc
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x = -2 and x=-3 and yes. any values that can equal -5. negative plus a negative is a negative. 
User Bruno Buccolo
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Solve for x
-x=-5

multiply both sides by (-1)
-x (-1) =-5 (-1)
simplify
x = 5

answer is 5 (positive 5)
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