SOLUTION: how can you solve an equations with one variable and two numbers if they have a neggative and positive sign.

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Question 39319: how can you solve an equations with one variable and two numbers if they have a neggative and positive sign.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you would post an example of exactly what you mean, I would be glad to show you...
If you mean something like
x + 7 = -14
the idea is to isolate the x...in this case you would subtract 7 from both sides and get
x + 7 - 7 = -14 - 7
x = -21