SOLUTION: 6-2(x+5)=19

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: 6-2(x+5)=19 This question is from textbook algebra 1

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6-2%28x%2B5%29=19
Multiply out: 6-2x-10=19.
Combine like terms: -4-2x=19.
Add 4 to both sides: -2x=23.
Divide both sides by -2: x+=+-11.5.
Verify: 6-2%28x%2B5%29=6-2%28-11.5%2B5%29+=+6-2%28-6.5%29+=+6%2B13+=+19.