Question #9f361

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Donna
Apr 25, 2017

-12

Explanation:

When you are looking at equations like this, with one variable and numbers, you always want to start by moving the like terms to one side. In this case:

#-1/4x-x=3+12#

And then combine like terms:

#-5/4x=15#

Solve for x:

#x=15xx(-4/5)#
#x=3xx(-4)#
#x=-12#

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