SOLUTION: if 8x-4=6x-10 find the value of 5x

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Question 843490: if 8x-4=6x-10
find the value of 5x
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

8x-4 = 6x-10       |Adding -6x and 4 to both sides of the EQ

  2x = -6

   x = -3

5x = -15