SOLUTION: Can you please tell me if i did this right? Solve for x: 7x - 3 = -5x - 18 add 5x to both sides which is 7x + 5x = 12x and add 3 to both sides which is -18 +3 = -15 12x=

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Question 110845: Can you please tell me if i did this right?
Solve for x:
7x - 3 = -5x - 18
add 5x to both sides which is 7x + 5x = 12x
and add 3 to both sides which is -18 +3 = -15
12x=-15
x= - 15/12 = 1 1/4
Answer by bucky(2189) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes. You did it correctly. Just to decrease your chances of making an error, you might want
to do it one step at a time as follows:
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Given:
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7x - 3 = -5x - 18
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Add 5x to both sides to convert the equation to:
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12x - 3 = -18
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Add 3 to both sides to further reduce the equation to:
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12x = -15
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Solve for x by dividing both sides by 12 (which is the multiplier of x):
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x = -15/12 = -1 1/4
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But, what you did is just a shortened version of the above. You did nothing wrong and
your answer is correct. Good job! Keep up the good work!
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