6x - 9x - 5 =
combine like terms
6 - 9 = - 3
- 3x - 5 =
leave x by itself
- 3x - 5 =
+3x
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0
- 5 = 3x
solve for x (division)
- 5 = 3x
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3
-5/3 = x OR x = -5/3
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
There is no equal sign.
1/2 x - 5*x
is all there is.
Each digit can be 0-9 ( 10 numbers)
there are 9 numbers in a social security number
multiply 10 nine times:
10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000,000,000 ( 1 billion) possibilities.
the restriction is it can't be all zeros so subtract 1 from the total
1,000,000,000 - 1 = 999,999,999 combinations
Make the table and cross multiply
