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OpenStudy (anonymous):

9+5x=2 solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

isolate x. do you know how to do this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its simple equation.. take everythng on rhs n leave only x on lhs...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

rhs:right hand side lhs:left hand side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-7/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

step 1 add -9 to both sides and you get \[\huge \underbrace{9-9}_{\text{This is 0 }}+5x=2-9\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it -1.4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put x terms on one side whole numbers on the next 5x=2-9 5x=-7 divide both sides by 5 you will get x by itself -7/5=-1.4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ur right

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