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How do you Solve: -2x-7=-29 ​

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Answer: x=11

Step-by-step explanation: add 7 to both sides of the equal sign. the 7's get canceled out. -29 plus 7 is -22, bring down the -2x, so now you have -2x=-22, then you divide -2 on both sides (the -2x's get cancelled out) and you get 11

hope I explained it good enough :)

How do you Solve: -2x-7=-29 ​-example-1
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