Solve: $2 x - 10 = - 12$

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Solution of the equation
Given, $2 x - 10 = - 12$
$2 x = - 12 + 10$ ( Transposing $- 10$ to R.H.S by changing its sign )
$2 x = - 2$
$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{- 2}{2}$ ( Dividing both sides of equation by $2$ )
$x = - 1$
Therefore, solution of the equation is $x = - 1$ .

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