Question

Solve 5c + 4 = -26.

6

-6

-4.4

3

Answer 1

@bibby

Answer 2

All I know is that I have to make C by its self but I forgot how to do that

Answer 3

@HelpBlahBlahBlah

Answer 4

how do you undo addition?

Answer 5

subtraction?

Answer 6

yup, so what will you subtract from both sides to isolate 5c?

Answer 7

if im not mistaking you do -26-4 which equals -30 then you come with 5c=-30 so then you divide and that is -6 but however i dont know if i did it right lol sorry

Answer 8

5-5 would cancel each other out-then you would have to do -26-5=-31

Answer 9

no, not yet

Answer 10

you need to get rid of the 4 to start

Answer 11

:P how??

Answer 12

again, how do you undo addition?

Answer 13

subtraction

Answer 14

help me @bibby

Answer 15

so, if you want to rid yourself of the plus 4 how can you undo it?

Answer 16

@FibonacciChick666 do I subtract 5-4??

Answer 17

you're being helped, this literally hurts me to read

Answer 18

that's not proper english, you break my brain

Answer 19

no, you have a 5c, not a 5, since you do not have like terms you cannot combine the 5 and 4 in any way shape or form. please read this page before i continue so I don't lose my mind http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solvelin.htm

Answer 20

do I do -26-4?

Answer 21

please write out the full step not just one side

Answer 22

ahhh I don't know what you mean!!!

Answer 23

did you read the page like I asked?

Answer 24

How did they show their work? do it the same way

Answer 25

\[4-5c=1c \]

\[4-26=either -30 or -22\]

right??

Answer 26

@FibonacciChick666

Answer 27

@bibby am I doing this right?

Answer 28

what? where did you get 4-5c from?

Answer 29

you have \[5c+4=-26\]

Answer 30

thats what purple math said to do

Answer 31

no, it didn't please look about half way down to where the example with x+6= something is

Answer 32

the answer is -6 right

Answer 33

I'm not telling you what the answer is or verifying until you show me proper work

Answer 34

wtf man I'm just asking if its -6

Answer 35

its not my fault I don't know wtf I'm doing

Answer 36

it is your fault, you have not practiced enough yet

Answer 37

and I reiterate: I'm not telling you what the answer is or verifying until you show me proper work

Answer 38

I'm trying to do the work and its just more confusing if your not helping me

Answer 39

why don't you just write out the work

Answer 40

i did and i'm still confused this isn't helping!!

Answer 41

write it out. for example
2c + 8 = 4
-8 = -8
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2c = -4

Answer 42

i need like some one explaining how to do it not yelling at me for proper work

Answer 43

thats what I did and this chick said it was wrong

Answer 44

I have no idea what you did, but it's certainly not what she asked you to do

Answer 45

well mine trying ok gosh

Answer 46

wait don't to negatives equal a positive?

Answer 47

damn it I can't even get the right answer I did what you did and now I can't get the freakn answer!

Answer 48

Why do I suck at math!!!

Answer 49

You have the right answer

Answer 50

what -6 because thats not even my answer thats the girl @HelpBlahBlahBlah answer and she's smarter then me because I'm in algebra 1 and she's going into pre algebra and she probably got it right!!

Answer 51

why don't you understand that getting the answer from random shmucks on the internet won't teach you as well as doing problems will?

5c + 4 = -26.
- 4 = - 4
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5c = -30

Answer 52

Dude I understand that ok its just I can't do the freaking math because I'm a freaking idiot that sucks at everything besides any kind of science or sports! I mean I can't even subtract 2 negative numbers!

Answer 53

and -30 isn't even the answer!

Answer 54

5c = -30
they're asking for c...

Answer 55

-6...

Answer 56

i don't know I did the math and probably wrong just because I divided -30/5=-6

Answer 57

that's what you were supposed to do, yeah
well at least step 2

Answer 58

I know what to I just don't know how to do it 100% correctly!