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Solve -18+x=-3
A. -15
B. 15
C. 21
D. -21
I need the answer​

User Jayne Mast
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Answer:
x=15

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

Add 18 to each side of the equation


-18 + 18 + x = -3 + 18

Combine like terms: -18 + 18 = 0


0 + x = -3 + 18\\x = -3 + 18

Combine like terms: -3 + 18 = 15


x=15

User Josh Tilles
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B. 15 because
-18+x=-3
X= -3 + 18
X = 15
User Webster
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