SOLUTION: I am so confused and stuck on these types of problems: -9+20=19x-4-18x please help me!!

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: I am so confused and stuck on these types of problems: -9+20=19x-4-18x
please help me!!
This question is from textbook Prealgebra

Found 2 solutions by checkley71, josmiceli:
Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-9+20=19X-4-18X
19X-18X=-9+20+4
X=15 ANSWER.
PROOF
-9+20=19*15-4-18*15
11=285-4-270
11=11

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The biggest thing to know about an equation
is this: "Anything you do to one side, you must do to the other side."
I'm going to add to both sides.
Another way to look at it is I'm adding this equation:
to the one I've got

On the right side I have which equals

Do the operation on the left

Do the operation on the right
answer

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