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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2001

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If 2x−5=152x-5=15, the value of xx is

(A) 55 (B) −5-5 (C) 1010 (D) 00 (E) −10-10

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