SOLUTION: Please help me solve this I would also love to know how to do it so an explanation would be great. Here is the problem: 2x-5(-x/4+2)=29

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Question 930683: Please help me solve this I would also love to know how to do it so an explanation would be great. Here is the problem: 2x-5(-x/4+2)=29
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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2x-5(-x/4+2)=29
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Distribute the -5 factor to get:
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2x + x/4 -10 = 29
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Combine similar terms to get:
(9/4)x = 39
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Multiply both sides by 4/9 to get::
x = (9/4)39
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x = 351/4
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x = 87 3/4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this I would also love to know how to do it so an explanation would be great. Here is the problem: 2x-5(-x/4+2)=29

------- Distributing - 5 to get rid of parentheses
------ Multiplying by LCD, 4 to rid equation of denominator
--------- 1st step towards isolating the variable, x

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You can do the check!!
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