SOLUTION: -9d-1=17

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Question 368590: -9d-1=17
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-9d-1=17 Start with the given equation.


-9d=17%2B1 Add 1 to both sides.


-9d=18 Combine like terms on the right side.


d=%2818%29%2F%28-9%29 Divide both sides by -9 to isolate d.


d=-2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is d=-2