SOLUTION: "Solve this equation:" -4(3+x)+5=4(x+3)

Question 4058: "Solve this equation:"
-4(3+x)+5=4(x+3)

Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses:
-12-4x+5=4x+12
Combine like terms on the left side:
-7 - 4x = 4x + 12
Get all variable terms on left side by adding -4x to each side:
-7 - 4x - 4x= 4x - 4x + 12

-7 - 8x = 12
Next get all number terms to the right side by adding +7 to each side
-7 +7 - 8x = 12 + 7

-8x = 19
To solve for x, divide both sides by -8, final answer is
x = -19/8
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