What is - 5x+2=10-9x?

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Monica Conway

Mathematics

4 October, 23:28

What is - 5x+2=10-9x?

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Boyer · Answer 1

x = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Isolate x. Add 9x to both sides and subtract 2 from both sides. Adding the same amount to both sides gives an equivalent equation

-5x + 9x + 2 - 2 = 10 - 2 - 9x + 9x

4x = 8

divide both sides by 4

x = 2

Skye Barron · Answer 2

x=2

Step-by-step explanation:

-5x+2=10-9x

1) Add

4x+2=10

2) Subtract

4x=8

3) Divide

x=2