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What is the value of z?
5z + 17 - 3z = -8

User Imtee
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Exact form:z=-9/2
/ means fraction bar.
User Tassadar
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Collect likes terms firstly
2z= -25
Divide everything by two to get the value of z
So your answer is -12.5
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