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-3x+ 7 = -2
what is x?

User Shaxrillo
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Answer:

x=3

Explanation:

The first thing that I did to solve this equation was do the opposite of the positive 7 so I subtracted 7 on both sides.

-3x + 7 = -2

-7 = -7

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-3x = -9

Now we have the equation of -3x = -9. From there we will do the reciprocal of -3x so we will divide it on both sides.

-3x/-3 = -9/-3

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x = 3

And now we have the answer of x=3.

User Akshat Gupta
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Answer: x = 3

Explanation:

-3x+7= -2

-7 -7

-3x = -9 (divide by -3) ( remember negatives cancel each other out)

x = 3

User Imkingdavid
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