SOLUTION: x-(-5)=-2

Question 1144543: x-(-5)=-2
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x - (-5) = -2


It is equivalent to


x + 5 = -2.


subtract the number of 5 from both sides. You will get


x + 5 - 5 = -2 - 5,    or (after combining like terms)


x = -7.


Thus you solved the problem, and your answer is x= -7.

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