document.write( "Question 519584: Can you please check this for me. It just does not seem right.
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\n" ); document.write( "4x(x-8)-5x(x-7)=-4
\n" ); document.write( "my answer is x=-1,4
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Can you please check this for me. It just does not seem right.
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\n" ); document.write( "4x(x-8)-5x(x-7)=-4
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\n" ); document.write( "Sub for x, see if it's right.
\n" ); document.write( "4*(-7) - 5*(-8) =? -4
\n" ); document.write( "-28 + 40 = ? -4 it's not right.
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\n" ); document.write( "4x(x-8)-5x(x-7)=-4
\n" ); document.write( "16*(4-8) - 20*(-3) =? -4
\n" ); document.write( "-64 + 60 = -4
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\n" ); document.write( "4 is right, -1 is not
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