Explanation:
-19x - 11 = -144
collect like terms,
-19x = -144 + 11
-19x = -133
Divide both sides by the coefficient of x
-19x/-19 = -133/-19
-19 cross with -19 leaving x, negative cross with negative leaving 133/19
133÷19
Therefore, x = 7
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