document.write( "Question 165314: How do you solve 5x-4(2x+11)=13 ? \n" ); document.write( "
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since you don't have a parentheses around (5x-4), i'm assuming that the equation is:
\n" ); document.write( "5x - (4*(2x + 11)) = 13 (original equation)
\n" ); document.write( "removing parentheses, this becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "5x - 8x - 44 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms;
\n" ); document.write( "-3x - 44 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "add 44 to both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "-3x = 57
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by -3:
\n" ); document.write( "x = -57/3 = -19
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute -19 for x in original equation:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5*(-19) - 4(2*(-19) + 11) = 13
\n" ); document.write( "remove parentheses:
\n" ); document.write( "5*(-19) - 8*(-19) - 44 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms:
\n" ); document.write( "-3(-19) - 44 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "perform indicated operations:
\n" ); document.write( "57 - 44 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "13 = 13
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\n" ); document.write( "answer is:
\n" ); document.write( "x = -19
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