Question

-2x + x = 10

Answer 1

-2x+x=10
-x=10
x=-10

Answer 2

how do you get -10? i get how you do it but im confused with the two x's.

Answer 3

if you have 3 apples and 5 apples; how many apples do you have?

Answer 4

if you have -2 xs and +1 xs; combine the amounts and how many xs do you have?

Answer 5

-2 times something + 1 times something) = -1 somethings

Answer 6

I just added the coefficients since they both have a factor of x

Answer 7

ohhh okayy. thanks!