SOLUTION: 2x+10+x+2x-20=180

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Question 214992: 2x+10+x+2x-20=180
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=38.
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DETAILED EXPLANATION


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Added fractions or integers together
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Moved -10 to the right of expression
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Removed extra sign in front of -10
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+2%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+x+%29,highlight_red%28+2%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%282%2B1%2B2%29%2Ax+%29
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Removed extra sign in front of -190
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+5%2Ax-190=0+%29 equivalent to 5*x-190 =0
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Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=38.

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ANSWER. x=38

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