SOLUTION: I just don't understand... A number multiplied by -5 subtract from the sum of 14 and two times the number. Simplfy I got -5x-14 and -4x-16...where did i go wrong?

Question 1093302: I just don't understand...
A number multiplied by -5 subtract from the sum of 14 and two times the number.
Simplfy
I got -5x-14 and -4x-16...where did i go wrong?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A number multiplied by -5 :
subtract from the sum of 14 and two times the number.
Look at the sum first,

Subtract the number multiplied by (-5) from the sum,

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