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5x +1 = -3+10x how do you solve this

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4 votes

Answer:

4/5

Explanation:

5x-10x=-3-1

-5x=-4

x=4/5

User Ziesemer
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Answer:

x = 4/5

Explanation:

Group like terms together. Start by subtracting 1 from both sides, obtaining

5x = -4 + 10x.

Then combine the x terms, obtaining 4 = 5x.

Solving for x by dividing both sides by 5, we get x = 4/5.

User Mehmet Taha Meral
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