SOLUTION: 180=6x-1+5x-17 solve for x

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Question 343703: 180=6x-1+5x-17 solve for x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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180=6x-1%2B5x-17 Start with the given equation.


180=11x-18 Combine like terms on the right side.


0=11x-18-180 Subtract 180 from both sides.


-11x=-18-180 Subtract 11x from both sides.


-11x=-198 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-198%29%2F%28-11%29 Divide both sides by -11 to isolate x.


x=18 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=18


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