#haven't solved for x in 3 years and forgot how to
cobalt lagoonBOT
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@sharp pebble what grade / level of education are you at?
just as a general thing
ok alright
so let's see. are you familiar with such operations as "add ___ to both sides" or "multiply by ___ on both sides"?
don't really know what "it adds together" would mean
i'll be right back
well the equation says -5 - x
so it is -5 - x
for a first step, i'd recommend multiplying both sides by -1. that way you will get rid of all the minus signs, and have less room for error
do you understand what to do?
yes i know
the solution of 6x+11=0 is not x = 1.83330
anyway i am guiding you towards the solution
it will not be one step
in order for me to help you, you'll need to follow instructions
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!nosols
cobalt lagoonBOT
As a helper, please do not give out answers that could be copied as a homework solution. Have the student work through the problem themselves and guide them along the way.
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@sharp pebble are you willing to follow instructions? yes or no
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spooky
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ok, yes, that is correct so far.
empty stone
ok, yes, that is correct so far.
ssurely not lol
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the original equation is -5-x = -4x-13
op added x, and then 13, to both sides
and then collected like terms
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oh, yes, there's a sign error.
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only spotted it now, my bad.
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from -3x = 8, you divide both sides by -3
and get x = -8/3
unless the problem instructed you to answer as a decimal, i would leave -8/3 as is.
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empty stone
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do you want "simplest form" or do you want "decimals"?
empty stone
what does simples form in decimals mean
ddoesn't make sense
ssurely its one or the other
simple form is fraction
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ssurely its one or the other
let OP speak
missing minus sign, also doesn't answer my question.
ok, so the problem said explicitly "Write your answer as a decimal". yes?
empty stone
let OP speak
chill
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yes, in that case x = -2.(6) is correct.
(for the first problem)
so far so good
for future reference, standard policy on this server for problems written in non-English languages is to send a picture in the original language and then supply a translation
no
careful on the right
what does x - x simplify into?
yes
so you are left with the equation -1 = 0
yw
do you have anything else to ask?
ok
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