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How do you solve $3x=-21$ ?

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Dec 28, 2016

$x=-7$

Explanation:

$3x=-21$

Divide both sides by $3$ .

$(3x)/3=-21/3$

$(cancel3x)/(1cancel3)=-(7cancel21)/(1cancel3)$

$x=-7$

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