Answer:
Addition.
Step-by-step explanation:
Addition was used to add 5 to both sides, leaving x by itself.
= - 4.2x + 3 + 2.5x - 6
= 2.5x - 4.2x + 3 - 6
= - 1.7x - 3
Answer:
a) 3x - 11
b) 10x + 4
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The negative sign before the (x+5) means to subtract those values. Reverse the signs. Then combine like terms:
4x –6 –x –5. 4x–x–6–5
3x –11
b) Put all the x terms together.
Put all the integers together.
Add. Adding a negative is the same as subtracting.
4x+x+5x = 10x
+6-2 = 4
Combine them:
10x + 4
Answer:
-0.43
Step-by-step explanation: