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How would you go about doing this problem -4x-1=-5 in lowest terms?

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-4x - 1 = -5

-4x - 1 + 1 = -5 + 1

-4x = -4

-4x/-4 = -4/-4

x = 1
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-4x-1=-5/+1...... -4x=-4/:(-4)..... x=1
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