SOLUTION: 3(x+4)+5(x+1)=25

Question 721341: 3(x+4)+5(x+1)=25
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3(x+4)+5(x+1)=25
combine like terms
3x+12+5x+5=25
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...8x.+17.=.25
....-17..-17
8x=8
divide both sides by 8
x=1
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