Answer:
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{ \huge{\boxed{ \sf{x = - 3.5}}}}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex] \sf{1(x - 2) = - 5.5}[/tex]
Distribute 1 through the parentheses
⇒[tex] \sf{x - 2 = - 5.5}[/tex]
Move -2 to right hand side and change it's sign
⇒[tex] \sf{x = - 5.5 + 2}[/tex]
Calculate
⇒[tex] \sf{x= - 3.5}[/tex]
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x is -3.5
1 (x - 2) = -5.5
Remove the brackets by dividing both sides by 1:
(x - 2) / 1 = -5.5 / 1
x - 2 = -5.5
Take -2 to the other side so that you can be left with x. When you do this, the sign will change from negative to positive:
x = -5.5 + 2
x = -3.5
x is therefore -3.5
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