Solve 6x+9-16x=-21 Could you show your work please? That would be greatly appreciated.

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Combine like terms

6x + 9 - 16x
6x - 16x = -10x

-10x + 9 = -21
-9 -9

-10x = -30
-10x/-10 = -30/-10
x = 3

Answer: x = 3

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6x+9−16x=−21
−10x+9=−21
−10x+9−9=−21−9−10x=−30
−10x−10=−30−10
x=3

Bright answered Jun 22, 2017

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