SOLUTION: solve and check -7x-18= -144

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Question 791810: solve and check -7x-18= -144
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solve and check -7x-18= -144
get rid of all those negatives, multiply by -1
7x + 18 = 144
7x = 144 - 18
7x = 126
x = 126/7
x = 18
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-7(18) - 18 = -144