Simplifying
2x + 9 + -10 = -5
Reorder the terms:
9 + -10 + 2x = -5
Combine like terms: 9 + -10 = -1
-1 + 2x = -5
Solving
-1 + 2x = -5
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 1 + 2x = -5 + 1
Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 2x = -5 + 1
2x = -5 + 1
Combine like terms: -5 + 1 = -4
2x = -4
Divide each side by '2'.
x = -2
Simplifying
x = -2
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