SOLUTION: -x+4=x+6 what do i do when there's a varible on both sides?

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Question 524544: -x+4=x+6 what do i do when there's a varible on both sides?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Same thing you do when there are numbers on both sides. Add or subtract so that one side goes to zero, effectively moving the variable to the other side. If you add x to both sides of your equation, x will go away on the left, if you subtract x from both sides x will go away on the right.

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