SOLUTION: Describe how you could use a graph or table to solve the equation 5x+10=-20 Suppose you use a different letter or symbol to represent the value of the unknown variable. For exa

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: Describe how you could use a graph or table to solve the equation
5x+10=-20
Suppose you use a different letter or symbol to represent the value of the unknown variable. For example, 5n+10=6n instead of 5x+10=6x
Does this make a difference in solving the equation? Explain.
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Answer by jojo14344(1513)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First we solve for x:




----> changing the variable does not make any difference on how you solve it.The variable is just a reference, you can make any reference or letters you want to represent it.
Thank you,
Jojo

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