Question

choose the answer based on the most efficient method. if the first step in the equation " -9 + x = 5x - 7" is subtract x, what should the next step be

Answer 1

add 7 to both sides

Explanation:

This is so because we are trying to solve the equation by seperating the variables from the real numbers. So as they remove all variables from the left side of the equation, we should remove any remaining numbers that are on the right side of the equation.

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