What is the most efficient first step to isolate the variable term on one side of this equation? -9x = -4x + 5

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What is the most efficient first step to isolate the variable term on one side of this equation?

-9x = -4x + 5

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x=-1 is the answer.....

Bobsickle answered Jul 21, 2021

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Answer:

add 4x to both sides

Explanation:

because -9x is the only thing on the left you want to move all the x's to the left

Beroza Paul answered Jul 24, 2021

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