SOLUTION: 5x-2x+7x=-81 I was having trouble with this problem is it 10x=-81, but they not divide what am i doing wrong

SOLUTION: 5x-2x+7x=-81 I was having trouble with this problem is it 10x=-81, but they not divide what am i doing wrong

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Question 208969: 5x-2x+7x=-81
I was having trouble with this problem is it 10x=-81, but they not divide what am i doing wrong
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You aren't doing anything wrong! Math is like life--sometimes it comes out even, sometimes it doesn't!! In this case the answer is a fraction!!

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