SOLUTION: -x-9=-11x-5

Question 65241: -x-9=-11x-5
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-x-9=-11x-5
-x+11x-9=-11x+11x-5
10x-9=-5
10x-9+9=-5+9
10x=4
10x/10=4/10

Sometimes teachers want fractions others want a decimal.
Check, if x=.4 do the sides of the equation equal?
-(.4)-9=-11(.4)-5
-9.4=-4.4-5
-9.4=-9.4 Yes, we're right!!!
Happy Calculating!!!!
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