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9x – 19 = 2x – 5

solve

User Lilbyrdie
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Answer: x=2

Explanation:

9x-19 = 2x-5

Subtract 2x and add 19 on both sides:

9x-2x = 19-5

7x =14

Divide both sides by 7:

x =14/7

x=2

User Martin Tale
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Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don’t contain the variable so the answer is X=2
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