SOLUTION: 2x-3(x+4)=-5, then x=

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Question 1010776: 2x-3(x+4)=-5, then x=
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2x-3(x+4)=-5
2x-3x-12=-5 Subtract x on left and add 12 on both sides:
-x= 7 Multiply both sides times -1:
x= -7
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Check:
2(-7)-3(x+4)= -5
-14-3(-7+4)= -5
-14+21-12= -5
7-12= -5
-5= -5 We have the correct answer
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