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What is the value of x in the equation below?
-12x-(-9)=-15

User Jolyn
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Answer:

x = 2

Explanation:

Due to this being urgent, I'm foregoing the explanation

User Gari BN
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Answer:

x = 2

Explanation:

-12x - (-9) = -15

-12x + 9 = -15

Subtract 9 from both sides

-12x + 9 - 9 = - 15 - 9

-12x = -24

Divide both sides by (-12)

x = -24/-12

x = 2

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