SOLUTION: X-2(x+5)=10

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Question 581417: X-2(x+5)=10
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x - 2(x + 5) = 10
x - 2x - 10 = 10 {used distributive property}
-x - 10 = 10 {combined like terms}
-x = 20 {added 10 to both sides}
x = -20 {divided both sides by -1}

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