SOLUTION: Solve. x + 7 = –5

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Question 99667: Solve. x + 7 = –5
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Objective: Isolate X.



x + 7 = -5
x + 7+(-7) = -5 + (-7) Add the additive inverse of 7 to both sides.
x = -12