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Can someone help me with this math problem

Can someone help me with this math problem-example-1
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Answer:

C. Divide both sides of the equation by -2.

Explanation:

The goal of the equation is to isolate x. In order to do that we have to remove the '-2' by doing the inverse operation. That is the opposite operation, for example addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.

Since x is being multiplied by -2, we do the inverse which is division.

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