SOLUTION: pleas ehelp to solve -2x - 4^0 - x / 3 + x + 3^0 / 5 = 3

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Question 64142This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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-2x - 4^0 - x / 3 + x + 3^0 / 5 = 3 This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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-2x - 4^0 - x / 3 + x + 3^0 / 5 = 3 [any number raised to zero equals 1]
-2x - (1) - x / 3 + x + 1 / 5 = 3
15(-2x - (1) - x / 3 + x + 1 / 5 = 3) [multiply through by a 15 in order to get rid of the fractions]
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-30x-15-5x+15x+3=45 [multiply the entire equation through by 15
-20x-12=45 [combine like-terms]
-20x=45+12 [solve for x]
-20x=57
x=-57/20