SOLUTION: 4 - (2x - 9)= -19
What do i do when there is a negative before the parenthesis?
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Question 601689: 4 - (2x - 9)= -19
What do i do when there is a negative before the parenthesis?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 - (2x - 9)= -19 is the same as 4 - 1(2x - 9)= -19
Start with the given equation.
Distribute.
Combine like terms on the left side.
Subtract from both sides.
Combine like terms on the right side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
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