SOLUTION: 2+9x = -5x-18

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Question 38877: 2+9x = -5x-18
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2+9x = -5x-18 ... (Move unknowns to one side and knowns to the other)


9x+5x = -18-2 ... (Simplify)


14x = -20 ... (Divide each side by 14)


x = -20/14 ... (Simplify)


x = -10/7


Check your answer:
2+(9(-10/7)) = -5(-10/7)-18