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Is -5 a solution to the equation 6x + 5 = 5x + 2x? Explain?
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Is -5 a solution to the equation 6x + 5 = 5x + 2x? Explain?

User Stephen Pope
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No -5 is not a solution. The correct answer would be 5.

Step-by-step explanation:
6x+5 = 5x+2x
6x+5 = 7x
-6x - 6x
—————-
5 = x
User Fokko Driesprong
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