SOLUTION: -5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2)=4x-8x

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Question 173344: -5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2)=4x-8x
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-5%281-5x%29%2B5%28-8x-2%29=4x-8x Start with the given equation.


-5%2B25x-40x-10=4x-8x Distribute.


-15x-15=4x-8x Combine like terms on the left side.


-15x-15=-4x Combine like terms on the right side.


-15x=-4x%2B15 Add 15 to both sides.


-15x%2B4x=15 Add 4x to both sides.


-11x=15 Combine like terms on the left side.


x=%2815%29%2F%28-11%29 Divide both sides by -11 to isolate x.


x=-15%2F11 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=-15%2F11 which approximates to x=-1.364.