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Algebra.Com's Answer #102497 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"-x%2F5=-3\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-15%29%2F%28-1%29\" Divide both sides by -1 to isolate x\r
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