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-18x-17=-53

( Complete the steps:)
1. Write the original equation
2. Apply the Addition Property of Equality.
solve step by step

User David Ham
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-18x-17=-53 /add 17 to both sides

-18x-17+17=-53+17

-18x=-36

x=(-36)/(-18)

x=2

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