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4x-29=5x-9 What is the answer to this, I keep getting -20 and i feel like thats wrong. (solve for x)
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4x-29=5x-9 What is the answer to this, I keep getting -20 and i feel like thats wrong. (solve for x)

User Josh Ourisman
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It’s definitely-20
Add 9 to both sides to cancel it out so it is now
4x-20=5x
Than subtract 4x on both sides it is now
-20=x
Because 5-4 equals 1 and 1x is just written as x
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