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jay1233:

pls help me

jay1233:

Solve the equation 5x – 6 = 3x – 8.

Echofire:

Add the constants (a number by itself basically) on one side and the variables (they have the letters) on the other and divide everything by the coefficient (the constant) of the variable. I got 2x = -2 and so x = -1.

jay1233:

@echofire wrote:
Add the constants (a number by itself basically) on one side and the variables (they have the letters) on the other and divide everything by the coefficient (the constant) of the variable. I got 2x = -2 and so x = -1.
thanks

Echofire:

@jay1233 wrote:
@echofire wrote:
Add the constants (a number by itself basically) on one side and the variables (they have the letters) on the other and divide everything by the coefficient (the constant) of the variable. I got 2x = -2 and so x = -1.
thanks
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