Question

Model each two-step operation by solving.
-2x-3=5

Answer 1

The answer is gonna be -4

Answer 2

x=-4

Explanation:

You have to do all this math to isolate the variable, so, first,

You have to use the opposite sign of negative 3, which is positive 3, and add on both sides!

Then, you isolate the variable by dividing -2 on both sides, which is...

-4!