document.write( "Question 791810: solve and check -7x-18= -144 \n" ); document.write( "
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solve and check -7x-18= -144
\n" ); document.write( "get rid of all those negatives, multiply by -1
\n" ); document.write( "7x + 18 = 144
\n" ); document.write( "7x = 144 - 18
\n" ); document.write( "7x = 126
\n" ); document.write( "x = 126/7
\n" ); document.write( "x = 18
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\n" ); document.write( "-7(18) - 18 = -144 \n" ); document.write( "
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