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Solve the two-step equation and identify the steps.

1.4x + 6.1 = -7.9
1. The first step is to
on both sides.​

User Faridz
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Answer:

subtract 6.1

divide by 1.4

x=-10 (the 10 is negative, in case you didn't know.)

User Mike Wojtyna
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x = (-7.9 - 6.1) / 1.4 = -10

I just did a reverse PEMDAS on the left side, while doing the same stuff on the right. I first subtracted 6.1, then divided by 1.4 to get x.
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