SOLUTION: 6A. in the solution to the equation -10 + 3x = 5 shown below, some of the steps are left out. -10 + 3x = 5

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: 6A. in the solution to the equation -10 + 3x = 5 shown below, some of the steps are left out.
-10 + 3x = 5
3x = 15
X = 5

Describe the steps that transform the original equation into the second equation and the second equation into the third (solution). This question is from textbook

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-10+3X=5 ADDING 10 TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS EQUATION WE GET
-10+10+3X=5=10 OR
3X=15 NOW WE DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 3 WE GET
3X/3=15/3 OR
X=5