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How do you solve $5x + 24 = 2x$ ?

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Dec 15, 2015

$color(blue)(x=-8$

Explanation:

$5x +24=2x$

$5x -2x = -24$

$3x = -24$

$x = -24/3$

$color(blue)(x=-8$

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