5x-3=121 to 5x=-36 Explain how the first one ended up to be the second one.

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Divisible By Zero asked Nov 9, 2022

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5x-3=121
to
5x=-36
Explain how the first one ended up to be the second one.

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Divisible By Zero asked Nov 9, 2022

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Answer:

you may have done this wrong

Explanation:

5x-3=121

add 3 on both sides

5x=-36<------what you did was wrong

you should have ended up with...

5x=124

divide by 5 on both sides

x=24.8

Jonafato answered Nov 15, 2022

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