Question

Solve for x : 10x+5=7x−16 .(1 point)

x=

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

-21

Answer 2

wrong

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Apologies for the mistake. Let's solve the equation correctly:

Let's start by isolating the variable x on one side of the equation.

To do that, we can subtract 7x from both sides:

10x + 5 - 7x = 7x - 16 - 7x

Simplifying the equation, we get:

3x + 5 = -16

Next, let's isolate the variable x by subtracting 5 from both sides:

3x + 5 - 5 = -16 - 5

Simplifying further, we have:

3x = -21

Finally, we can solve for x by dividing both sides by 3:

3x/3 = -21/3

x = -7

Therefore, the solution to the equation 10x + 5 = 7x - 16 is x = -7.