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Solve for x
X-5= -9 please help

Solve for x X-5= -9 please help-example-1

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x-5= -9

we need to put everything in the right part to easily calculate it:

x=5 -9 or you can write (-9+5)

then, we have that x= -4

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Answer:

A. x = -4

Explanation:

We are given the equation:

x - 5 = -9

In order to solve for x, we must "undo" the -5 by adding 5 to both sides:

x - 5 + 5 = -9 + 5

x = -4

The answer is thus A.

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