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X + 3 = -x - 5 what is the answer?

User Guy Park
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x + x +3 - 3 = - x + x -5 - 3
2x -8
x= -4
User Suril
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x + 3 = -x - 5
+x +x

2x + 3 = -5
- 3 -3

2x = -8
/2 /2

x = -4
User Azevedo
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