SOLUTION: Solve using inverse operations -6=3+3x and -a+5=0

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Question 293269: Solve using inverse operations -6=3+3x and -a+5=0
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# 1



-6=3%2B3x Start with the given equation.


0=3%2B3x%2B6 Add 6 to both sides.


-3x=3%2B6 Subtract 3x from both sides.


-3x=9 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%289%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate x.


x=-3 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=-3


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# 2



-a%2B5=0 Start with the given equation.


-a=0-5 Subtract 5 from both sides.


-a=-5 Combine like terms on the right side.


a=%28-5%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate a.


a=5 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is a=5