SOLUTION: -5x+7=27 help please!

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Question 753840: -5x+7=27 help please!
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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- 5x + 7 = 27
Take -7 over to right hand side
remembering to change the sign.
- 5x = 27 - 7
- 5x = 20
Multiply both sides by -1
5x = -20
x = -20/5
x = -4
Hope this helps
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