How do you solve $x+ 5= 89+ 5x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-02T14:06:09

$x=-21$

Gather terms in x on one side, and numbers on the other, remembering to "change the sign if you change the side".

$x + 5 = 89 + 5x$

$x - 5x = 89 -5$

$-4x = 84$

$x = 84/-4 = -21$

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