Question

Two step equation

-5x + 13 - -17

Answer 1

4 = x

Explanation:

-5x + 13 - -17

+ 13 - -17 = 5x

The -5x moves to the other side and becomes a positive

13 + 17 = 5x

The subtraction sign and negative sign become an addition sign

20 = 5x

Thirteen plus seventeen equals 20

4 = x

Twenty divided by five is four therefore your answer is four

Answer 2

-5(x-6)

Explanation:

-5x + 13 -(-17)

-5x +13 + 17

-5x + 30

-5(x-6)