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How do you solve $11 x - 3 x = 12 - 20$ $11x-3x=12-20$ ?

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Jun 16, 2015

$x = - 8$ $x=-8$

Explanation:

$11 x - 3 x = 12 - 20$ $11x - 3x = 12 -20$

perform the arithmetic operations on each side:
$XXXX$ $color(white)("XXXX")$ $8 x = - 8$ $8x = -8$
divide both sides by $8$ $8$
$XXXX$ $color(white)("XXXX")$ $x = - 8$ $x=-8$

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