SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation -2x+5=5x+19

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Question 336802: please help me solve this equation
-2x+5=5x+19
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x%2B5=5x%2B19 Start with the given equation.


-2x=5x%2B19-5 Subtract 5 from both sides.


-2x-5x=19-5 Subtract 5x from both sides.


-7x=19-5 Combine like terms on the left side.


-7x=14 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%2814%29%2F%28-7%29 Divide both sides by -7 to isolate x.


x=-2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=-2


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