Question

-7x-9x=-96
x=?

Answer 1

x=6

Answer 2

-16x=-96
x=6

Answer 3

candance this time try youreself, if you get stuck I'll help you out

Answer 4

Guys let her try once !!

Answer 5

ash, can u please explain how u did it so i can try and figure it out?

Answer 6

ok
we have
-7x-9x=-96
let's us combine first all the x
What is -7-9?

Answer 7

-16

Answer 8

good
so we have
-16x=-96
so can we cancel the minus sign both sides?

Answer 9

yes cause to minus signs equal a positive sign. right?

Answer 10

yeah very nice so we have 16x=96 now let's divide both sides by 16, what will we be left with?

Answer 11

6

Answer 12

yeah that's great, we'll have
x=6, that's your answer :)
Great work :)

Answer 13

got it now??

Answer 14

yeah i got it. it seems simple bow that you explained it to me. but i still don't understand the more complicated ones

Answer 15

Candance learn simple well, you'll understand the complex ones too:)