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-5x+(- 15 ) = 20

distributive property

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-5x+(-15)=20 x=-7 that is true
User Michael Grazebrook
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Answer:

-5x+(- 15 ) = 20

x=-7

Step by Step

-5x+(-15)= 20 becomes

-5-15=20 add 15 tp (15 and 20)

-5x=35 ( divide by 51

x=-7

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