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5-2x=-4x-7 ???????????????????????

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+2x on both sides
5=-2x-7
+7
12=-2x
/-2
-6=x
User Shanoi
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My goodness ! What are you going to do when you
really need a question mark and you don't have any
because you used them all up ?

You said 5 - 2x = -4x - 7

Add 4x to each side: 5 + 2x = -7

Subtract 5 from each side: 2x = -12

Divide each side by 2 : x = -6

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