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

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-09T14:06:18

$7-s=2s$

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

$7=-1s$

Divide by $-1$ on both sides to get

$-7=s$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-09T14:07:22

-7

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

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