How do you solve $2x-7=-8+3x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-12T06:44:03

$-x=-1$ or $x=1$

Colllect xs on one side and numbers on the other:
$2x-3x=-8+7$

$-x=-1$

or

$x=1$

This is your solution.You can try in your equation.

Answer 2 · 2017-04-12T08:58:12

$2x-7=-8+3x$
$8-7=3x-2x$
$1=x$
Verification:
$2(1)-7=-8+3(1)$
$2-7=-8+3$
$-5=-5$

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