SOLUTION: The distance on the number line from -10 to -2 equals 5x � 12. What is the value of x?

SOLUTION: The distance on the number line from -10 to -2 equals 5x � 12. What is the value of x?

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Question 1098996: The distance on the number line from -10 to -2 equals 5x � 12. What is the value of x?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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5x - 12 = (-2) - (-10) = -2 + 10 = 8  ====>  5x = 8 + 12 = 20  ====>  x =  = 4.


Answer.  x = 4.

Notice. "The distance", or "The distance between" is always positive number, by its meaning.

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