How do you simplify $-5x - 25 = -28$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-23T12:42:09

$color(blue)(x=3/5$

$−5x−25=−28$

$−5x=−28+25$

$−5x=−3$

$x=(-3)/-5$

$color(blue)(x=3/5$

Answer 2 · 2018-08-10T02:34:34

$x=3/5$

To get our $x$ terms on one side, we can start by adding $25$ to both sides to get

$-5x=-3$

Lastly, we divide both sides by $-5$ to get

$x=3/5$

Hope this helps!

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