What is the answer to x-1+2x-1=-5 ?

The answer to x-1+2x-1=-5 is x=-1

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x-1+2x-1=-5

x - 1 + 2 x - 1 = - 5

x = - 1

Solution steps

x - 1 + 2 x - 1 = - 5

Group like terms

x + 2 x - 1 - 1 = - 5

Add similar elements:

x + 2 x = 3 x

3 x - 1 - 1 = - 5

Subtract the numbers:

- 1 - 1 = - 2

3 x - 2 = - 5

Move

2

to the right side

3 x = - 3

Divide both sides by

3

x = - 1

2 w^{2} + 3 w - 77

2 x = 9 - x^{2}

882 = - 13.957 x^{2} + 310.63 x + 31.971

x y^{2} - y^{3}

a^{2} = 400