Question

How do I solve -6x + 5= 17

Answer 1

-6x + 5 = 17
isolate the x, first subtract 5 from both sides
-6x + 5 (-5) = 17 (-5)
-6x = 12
Then divide -6 from both sides
-6x(/-6) = 12(/-6)
Answer
x = -2

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Answer 2

To solve for this.
$\mathrm{Subtract\:}5\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides} \ \textgreater \ -6x+5-5=17-5 \ \textgreater \ -6x=12$

$\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}-6 \ \textgreater \ \frac{-6x}{-6}=\frac{12}{-6} \ \textgreater \ Simplify \ \textgreater \ x=-2$

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