document.write( "Question 1082973: Please show me the steps on how to do this.thanks.The product of a number and -4 is 8 more than the sum of two and the product of -5 and the number. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #696945 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The product of a number and -4 is 8 more than the sum of two and the product of -5 and the number. What is the number?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let x equal the number.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "product of a number and -4 becomes -4x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum of 2 and theproduct of -5 and the number becomes (2 - 5x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 more than the sum of 2 and the product of -5 and the number becomes 8 + (2 - 5x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify this to get 8 + 2 - 5x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify further to get 10 - 5x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation becomes -4x = 10 - 5x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "add 5x to both sides of this equation to get x = 10\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that's your solution.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-4x = -40\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 + (2 - 5x) becomes 8 + (2 - 50) becomes 8 = 48 becomes -40\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you wind up with -40 = -40, confirming the solution is correct. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |