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Someone please help me solve this: - 2x + 10 + 5x = 40​

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x=10

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User Fitzgeraldsteele
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Answer:

X=10

Explanation:

So, -2x+10+5x=40. first we subtract ten from both sides, getting us to -2x+5x=30, then we subtract 2x from 5x, because its negative, getting us to 3x=30, basically x=10.

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