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-5x-12=18 solve for x ty
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-5x-12=18 solve for x ty

User Piotr Rodak
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Answer is -6 because you add 12 to 18 = 30 then you divide 30 and -5 which gives you -6
User Jason Marshall
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Answer:

X=-6

Explanation:

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let's solve:

  1. add 12 to both sides:-5x-12+12=18+12=>-5x=30
  2. divide both sides by-5:-5x/-5=30/-5
  3. therefore x=-6
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