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Solve for x.
z=2x-5y

User Thinsky
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Answer:

x=5/2 + 1/2

Explanation:

move the terms, divide both sides by -2, and write the solution.

User Tiasha
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x = z/2 + 5y/2

isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that do not contain the variable
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