Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Solving Equations: The Addition and Multiplication Properties - Exercise Set - Page 148: 12

Answer

s=-8

Work Step by Step

$s-7=-15$ $\longrightarrow$ addition property $s-7+7=-15+7$ $\longrightarrow$ simplify $s=-8$ Substitute to check. $-8-7=-15$ $-15=-15\checkmark$
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