document.write( "Question 27743: -3x+2(-23+5x)=-11 \n" ); document.write( "
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Solve -3x+2(-23+5x)=-11\r
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\n" ); document.write( "-3x+[2X(-23)+ 2X(5x)]= -11 (drawing the 2 inside that is multiplying each of the terms in the bracket by the 2 outside)
\n" ); document.write( "-3x +[-46+10x] = -11
\n" ); document.write( "-3x -46 +10x = -11
\n" ); document.write( "-3x+10x = -11+46 (bringing -46 from LHS to RHS, change side then change sign)
\n" ); document.write( " 7x = 35
\n" ); document.write( " x = 35/7 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Verification:
\n" ); document.write( "Putting x=5 in the equation,
\n" ); document.write( "LHS= -3x+2(-23+5x)
\n" ); document.write( "= (-3)X5 + 2X[-23 + 5X5]
\n" ); document.write( "= -15 +2X(-23+25)
\n" ); document.write( "= -15 +2X(2)
\n" ); document.write( "=-15+4
\n" ); document.write( "= -11 = RHS\r
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