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Solve for the variable : -1 = 5 + x / 6

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Answer: variable x = -36

Explanation:

Given that
- 1 = 5 + (x)/(6), we can get
5+(x)/(6) =-1

Subtract 5 from both sides:
(x)/(6) =-6

Multiply both sides by 6: x= -36

So the variable x equals - 36.

User Prakhar Trivedi
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