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OpenStudy (anonymous):

WILL GIVE MEDAL -5+x=-2 PLEASE SHOW WORK

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

solve for x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, Algebra!

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

|dw:1377566059885:dw|

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

So you can either add 5 to both sides or add 2 to both sides.

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

The idea is to get x on one side of the equals sign

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

x alone on one side of the equals sign

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got it, thank you!

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

So if we add 5 to both sides we get |dw:1377566287039:dw|

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