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Please help with this problem 24=9−5x

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Answer:

24=9-5x

24-9=-5x

15=-5x

15\-5=-5x\-5

-3=x

x=-3

User NikuNj Rathod
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X would equal -3

You want to isolate x in the equation, first you would want to subtract 9 from both sides of the equation which would become 15=-5x. Next you want to divide by -5 to see what x would be, the equation would now look like -3=x.
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