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-3x+5=-28 show me all the steps please

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Explanation:

3x+5=-28 To solve this you first need to;

Group Like Terms Which is Going to Be;

3x=285 (when a positive number crosses an equal sign it becomes negative and when a negative number crosses an equal sign it becomes positive that's why we have the -5)

ToAfter this, you add the negative -28 and the negative -5, you will have to add them because when negative numbers are in an expression Like this without any other mathematical sign like plus, times, etc you will have to the add the two positive numbers because negative plus negative is negative. So;

3x=33

You will then Divide Both sides by 3

33÷-3 is =11(positive 11 because the negative sign will cancel each other out)

x=11

-3x+5=28

-3x=-28-5

-3x=-33

x=11

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