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What is the solution for x in the equation? -4 + 5x - 7 = 10 + 3x - 2

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Answer:

x = 9.5

x = 9 1/2

x = 19/2

All answers are the same, just different ways of denoting it.

Explanation:

-4 + 5x - 7 = 10 + 3x - 2

Simplify both sides, by combining like terms

-4 + 5x - 7 = 10 + 3x - 2

-11 + 5x = 8 + 3x

Inverse operations

-11 + 5x = 8 + 3x

+11 +11

5x = 19 + 3x

-3x -3x

2x = 19

/2 /2

x = 9.5

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