Question

x – 3 ≤ – 12 = ?
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Answer 1

are you solving for x?

Answer 2

Yes!c:

Answer 3

Okay. What would we do to the Left Hand Side in order to isolate x (in other words get rid of the minus 3)?

Answer 4

Add 3? right?

Answer 5

yes and @some_someone seems to have done the operation for you

Answer 6

yeah to both sides.

Answer 7

thanks!!!

Answer 8

the trick I follow for negative values if to rewrite it for example
-12+3=3-12=-9
or if they are both negatives you can factor out a negative one example
-12-3=-1*(3+12)=-1*15=15