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OpenStudy (anonymous):

som help please. Solve. 5x + 10 = −4x − 17 x = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you have any ideas?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no not really

geerky42 (geerky42):

Try to isolate x. Start with adding both sides by 4x. Try to get all terms with x to one side and other to other side.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i just switch the numbers around

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

no get d numbers with d x together

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:-s

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im confused

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

add 4x to both sides

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

and subtract 10 from both sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4x=7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right ?

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

no

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

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