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5x+10=-25solving for x

User Hardik Mer
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5x+10=-25

start by substracting 10 on both sides


\begin{gathered} 5x+10-10=-25-10 \\ 5x=-35 \end{gathered}

divide by 5 on both sides


(5x)/(5)=-(35)/(5)
x=-7

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