document.write( "Question 29542: 5(5x+4)-(x-3)=5 solve for x \n" ); document.write( "
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5(5x+4)-(x-3)=5 ----(1)
\n" ); document.write( "5X(5x)+5X(4)-x+3 = 5 (expanding)
\n" ); document.write( "25x+20-x+3 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "(25x-x)+(20+3) =5
\n" ); document.write( "24x+23 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "24x= 5-23
\n" ); document.write( "24x=-18
\n" ); document.write( "x=(-18)/24
\n" ); document.write( "x= -(3X6)/(4X6)
\n" ); document.write( "x = -3/4
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: x =(-3/4)
\n" ); document.write( "Verification: LHS of (1) is
\n" ); document.write( "5(5x+4)-(x-3)
\n" ); document.write( "= 5[5X(-3/4)+4]-[(-3/4)-3]
\n" ); document.write( "=5X[(-15/4)+4]+3/4+3
\n" ); document.write( "=-75/4+20+3/4+3
\n" ); document.write( "=(-75/4+3/4)+20+3
\n" ); document.write( "=(-75+3)/4 + 23
\n" ); document.write( "=(-72/4)+23
\n" ); document.write( "=-18+23
\n" ); document.write( "=5
\n" ); document.write( "=RHS
\n" ); document.write( "Verification seems to be longer than the problem-eh!
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