How do you solve $7 - s = - 2 s$ $7- s = - 2s$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-09T14:06:18

$7 - s = 2 s$ $7-s=2s$

Add $s$ $s$ to $- 2 s$ $-2s$ to get

$7 = - 1 s$ $7=-1s$

Divide by $- 1$ $-1$ on both sides to get

$- 7 = s$ $-7=s$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-09T14:07:22

-7

first take all the s terms to one side:
7 = - $2 s$ $2s$ + $s$ $s$
7 = - $s$ $s$
therefore
$s$ $s$ = -7

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