How do you solve $-10x-8=2x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T02:48:45

$x=-2/3$

Solve:

$-10x-8=2x$

Add $10x$ to both sides.

$-10x+10x-8=2x+10x$

Simplify.

$0-8=12x$

$-8=12x$

Divide both sides by $12$ .

$(-8)/12=(color(red)cancel(color(black)(12x))^1)/color(red)cancel(color(black)(12))^1$

Simplify.

$-8/12=x$

Reduce the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by $4$ .

$-(8-:4)/(12-:4)=x$

Simplify.

$-2/3=x$

Switch sides.

$x=-2/3$

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