SOLUTION: 3+5(8-2x)=63

Question 995542: 3+5(8-2x)=63
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 + 5 * (8-2*x) = 63

remove the parentheses to get:

3 + 5*8 - 5*2*x = 63

simplify to get:

3 + 40 - 10*x = 63

combine like terms to get:

43 - 10*x = 63

subtract 43 from both sides of the equation to get:

43 - 10*x - 43 = 63 - 43

combine like terms to get:

-10*x = 20

divide both sides of the equation by -10 to get:

-10*x/-10 = 20/-10

simplify to get:

x = -2

replace x in the original equation with -2 to get:

3 + 5 * (8-2*x) = 63 becomes:
3 + 5 * (8 - 2*-2) = 63 which becomes:
3 + 5 * (8 + 4) = 63 which becomes:
3 + 5 * (12) = 63 which becomes:
3 + 60 = 63 which becomes:
63 = 63 which confirms the solution is correct.

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