First we have to isolate the varible
-2/5x-2=18
+2 +2
-2/5x=20
then divide both sides by -2/5 to get x completely by itself
-2/5x=20
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-2/5 -2/5
x=-50
i hope i've helped!
1.) 3+2=? ?=5 brothers 2.) 54+9=? ?=63 students 3.) 15-9=? ?=4
4.) 60-20=? ?=40 children 5.) 50-15=? ?=35 trees 6.) 14+4=? ?=18 times
Don't know why you needed help with this but ok.
