SOLUTION: 4=-X-39 WHAT IS X?

Question 401028: 4=-X-39 WHAT IS X?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Begin by adding +39 to each side:

4+39 = -x - 39 +39
43= -x

So, -x=43

Multiply both sides by -1
x=-43

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