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if the solution of an equation is x=-2, what could the original equation be? A. x+6=8 B. x-6=8 C. x+8=6 D. x-8=6

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Answer:

C: x+8= 6

Explanation:

So if you were to work each of these out x + 6 = 8 that problem gives us positive 2, when we are looking for a -2 so that answer is ruled out. Then you go to x-6=8 you move the -6 and add it to the 8 and you get x = 14 still not our answer so thats also ruled out. Then x-8=6 is the same thing as the last one but with a -8 instead of a 6 but you get the same answer which is x=14 so not that one either. Then you work on the choice x+8=6 and you subtract 8 from both sides and you end up with a -2. So our final answer is C: X+8=6

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