SOLUTION: -(2x-3)+2=-10

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Question 994948: -(2x-3)+2=-10
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-%282x-3%29%2B2=-10 expand the leftmost term
-2x+%2B+3+%2B+2+=+-10 collect like terms on the left side
-2x+%2B+5+=+-10 add -5 to both sides
-2x+%2B+5+-+5+=+-10+-+5 collect like terms on both sides
-2x+=+-15 divide both sides by -2
x+=+7.5