SOLUTION: -3x-4=-5x-22

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Question 224688: -3x-4=-5x-22
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-3x-4=-5x-22 Start with the given equation.


-3x=-5x-22%2B4 Add 4 to both sides.


-3x%2B5x=-22%2B4 Add 5x to both sides.


2x=-22%2B4 Combine like terms on the left side.


2x=-18 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-18%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.


x=-9 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=-9