Here is another one I need help with.
-5x+20=-60 ( remember it is a equation with variables and integers.)
Thank you once agian
add -20 to both sides
-5x=40
then multiply both sides by -1/5
x=-8
Lance,
Nice job, but you missed a negative sign.
-5x+20 = -60
Add -20 to both sides and you are left with
-5x = -80
So x = 16
Matt
To solve the equation -5x + 20 = -60, we need to isolate the variable x. Here's how you can do it step by step:
Step 1: Add -20 to both sides of the equation:
-5x + 20 - 20 = -60 - 20
-5x = -80
Step 2: To isolate x, divide both sides of the equation by -5:
(-5x)/-5 = (-80)/-5
x = 16
Therefore, the solution to -5x + 20 = -60 is x = 16.