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-5x= -15 solve for x

User Arinmorf
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Answer:

x=3

Explanation:

To solve for x, we need to get x by itself.

-5x= -15

It is being multiplied by -5. To undo this, divide both sides by -5, since division is the opposite of multiplication.

-5x/-5=-15/-5

The -5s on the left will cancel, and we are left with:

x=3

User Hemant Metalia
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Answer:x=3

Explanation:

-5x=-15

divide by -5

x=3

User Karan Jariwala
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