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What is the value of x when solving the equation -x-1=3x-5

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Answer:the answer is ''x = 1''

Explanation:

User Christoph Forster
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x = 1

Here is why:


-x-1=3x-5

Add x to both sides.


-1=4x-5

Add 5 to both sides.


4=4x

Divide.

x = 1

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