Question

What is the value of x in the following equation?

Answer 1

Answer:

-2

Step-by-step explanation:

-3x - 2x = 8 + 2

-5x = 10

x = -2

Answer 2

Answer:

$x=-2$

Step-by-step explanation:

To cancel out "- 2", we add 2 into both sides.

$-3x(-2+2)=2x+(8+2)$

$-3x=2x+10$

Now, we need to get rid of 2x so we can have one x.

Let's subtract 2x from both sides.

$(-3x-2x)=(2x-2x)+10$

$-5x=10$

To get x by itself, we will divide both sides by -5.

$\frac{-5x}{-5} =\frac{10}{-5}$

$x=-2$

The value of x in the given equation is -2. I do not see a -2 in the answer choices.