SOLUTION: Here's my work; 2x-5=4x-1 +2x +2x -5=6x-1 +-5 +-5 6x=-4 ___ __ 6 6 x=1.5 am i doing this right?

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Question 1001218: Here's my work;
2x-5=4x-1
+2x +2x
-5=6x-1
+-5 +-5
6x=-4
___ __
6 6
x=1.5
am i doing this right?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's my work;
2x-5=4x-1
Subtract 2x from both sides::
-5 = 2x-1
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Add 1 to both sides::
2x = -4
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Divide both sides by 2 to get:
x = -2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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