SOLUTION: How to step by step solve -7 (1-8x)+2=-5-x

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Question 1091063: How to step by step solve
-7 (1-8x)+2=-5-x
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-7+%281-8x%29%2B2=-5-x
step 1: multiply -7+%281-8x%29
-7%2A1-7%28-8x%29%2B2=-5-x
-7%2B56x%2B2=-5-x
step 2: add -7and 2(it gives you -5), and x to both sides
-5%2B56x%2Bx=-5-x%2Bx
-5%2B57x=-5
step 3: add 5 to both sides
-5%2B5%2B57x=-5%2B5
0%2B57x=0
57x=0 it is true only if
x=0