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x - 2(x + 5) = 10
\n" ); document.write( "x - 2x - 10 = 10 {used distributive property}
\n" ); document.write( "-x - 10 = 10 {combined like terms}
\n" ); document.write( "-x = 20 {added 10 to both sides}
\n" ); document.write( "x = -20 {divided both sides by -1}
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