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6. Given f(x) = 5x - 3, if f(x) = -48, find x.

User Joe Skeen
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F(x)=5x-3
Plug in -48
-48=5x-3
Add 3 to other side
-45=5x
Divide both sides by 5 to get x by itself
-9=x
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