Fill in the blanks to follow the steps in solving the equation: 5x−12−6x=−10x+7−1

Step 1: Combine like terms Response area,

Step 2: Get x-terms on same side of equation Response area

Step 3: Get constants on same side of equation Response area

Step 4: Get the x by itself by using the inverse operation Response area

Step 1: Combine like terms

5x - 12 - 6x = -10x + 7 - 1

-1x - 12 = -10x + 6

Step 2: Get x-terms on same side of equation

-1x + 10x - 12 = -10x + 10x + 6

9x - 12 = 6

Step 3: Get constants on same side of equation

9x - 12 + 12 = 6 + 12

9x = 18

Step 4: Get the x by itself by using the inverse operation

(9x) / 9 = 18 / 9

x = 2

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Step 3: Get constants on same side of equation

9x - 12 + 10x = -6

19x - 12 = -6

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Step 1: Combine like terms


On the left side of the equation: 5x - 6x becomes -x
On the right side of the equation: -10x + 7 - 1 becomes -10x + 6

The equation becomes: -x - 12 = -10x + 6


Step 2: Get x-terms on the same side of the equation

To do this, we can add 10x to both sides of the equation:
-x - 10x - 12 = -10x + 10x + 6

Simplifying further, we have:
-11x - 12 = 6


Step 3: Get constants on the same side of the equation

To do this, we can add 12 to both sides of the equation:
-11x - 12 + 12 = 6 + 12

Simplifying further, we have:
-11x = 18


Step 4: Get the x by itself by using the inverse operation

To do this, we can divide both sides of the equation by -11:
(-11x) / -11 = 18 / -11

Simplifying further, we have:
x = -18/11

So, the solution to the given equation is x = -18/11.

Step 1: Combine like terms

To combine like terms, start by combining the x terms on both sides of the equation. In this case, we have 5x - 6x - 10x. Together, these terms simplify to -11x. On the other side of the equation, we have -12 + 7 - 1. Combining these constants, we get -6.

The updated equation becomes:
-11x - 6 = 0

Step 2: Get x-terms on the same side of the equation

To get the x-terms on the same side of the equation, we need to move the -6 to the other side. We can do this by adding 6 to both sides of the equation. This gives us:
-11x = 6

Step 3: Get constants on the same side of the equation

Since the x term is already isolated on one side, we can skip this step.

Step 4: Get the x by itself by using the inverse operation

To isolate x, we need to divide both sides of the equation by -11. This results in:
x = 6 / -11

The final solution for x is x = -6/11.

Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct the third step:

Step 3: Get constants on same side of equation

9x - 12 + 10x = 6

19x - 12 = 6

Is there anything else I can help you with?