SOLUTION: How do you use the distributive property to get what x means in the problem -3(x-5)=2 ?

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Question 951250: How do you use the distributive property to get what x means in the problem -3(x-5)=2 ?
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-3%28x-5%29=2.....multiply a single term -3 and two terms inside a set of parentheses
-3%2Ax-3%2A%28-5%29=2
-3x%2B15=2
-3x%2B3x%2B15=3x%2B2
15=3x%2B2
15-2=3x%2B2-2
13=3x
13%2F3=3x%2F3
x=13%2F3......exact solution
x=4.33....approximate solution