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How do you get -2 from
-13 = -5x -23

User Goralight
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Answer:


-13=-5x-23

First, we Switch sides:


  • -5x-23=-13

Then we, add 23 from both sides:


  • -5x-23+23=-13+23

  • -5x=10

Divide both sides by -5:


  • (-5x)/(-5)=(10)/(-5)

  • x=-2

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User Daniel Ellis
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Step-by-step answer:

-13 = -5x - 23

-13 + 23 = -5x - 23

-5x = 10

x = 10 ÷ (-5) = -2

User Zmart
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