SOLUTION: Please help me solve: -3x+9+5x=-13

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Question 538427: Please help me solve: -3x+9+5x=-13
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3x%2B9%2B5x=-13 Start with the given equation.


2x%2B9=-13 Combine like terms on the left side.


2x=-13-9 Subtract 9 from both sides.


2x=-22 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-22%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.


x=-11 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=-11


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