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OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve: -6x-15+7x=-5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You need to isolate x by itself. A first step would be to add 15 to both sides. What would we have after you do this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then will it be -6x+7x= 10?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im very new to this...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That is correct! Now, we have -6x+7x=10. Because both -6 and -7 have an x attached, we can combine like terms. What is -6x+7x?

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