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loris [4]
2 years ago
14

-5 ( x - 1 ) - x + 1 = -18

Mathematics
2 answers:
soldier1979 [14.2K]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

x=-4

Step-by-step explanation:

-5 ( x - 1 ) - x + 1 = -18

-5x+5-x+1=-18

6x+6=-18 <- -6 from both sides

6x=-24 <- divide 6 by both sides

x=-4

krok68 [10]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

x=4

Step-by-step explanation:

-5x+5-x+1=-18

combine like terms

-6x+6=-18

subtract 6 from both sides

-6x=-24

divide both sides by -6

x=4

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