SOLUTION: I need help with sloving equations For example: 3-4(2x-4)=29 and i also need assistance with sub problems dealing with rectangle and triangles and there formulas

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Question 62101: I need help with sloving equations For example: 3-4(2x-4)=29 and i also need assistance with sub problems dealing with rectangle and triangles and there formulas
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Expand the equation to get 3-8x+16=29, which simplifies to -8x+19=29 when combining like terms. Now subtract 19 from both sides and get -8x=10 and now divide both sides by -8 to get x=-expr%2810%2F8%29 which reduces to x=-expr%285%2F4%29. For the rectangle and triangle problems, you need to submit specific problems to algebra.com