SOLUTION: I just don't understand... A number multiplied by -5 subtract from the sum of 14 and two times the number. Simplfy I got -5x-14 and -4x-16...where did i go wrong?

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Question 1093302: I just don't understand...
A number multiplied by -5 subtract from the sum of 14 and two times the number.
Simplfy
I got -5x-14 and -4x-16...where did i go wrong?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A number multiplied by -5 : X%28-5%29=-5X
subtract from the sum of 14 and two times the number.
Look at the sum first,
14%2B2X
Subtract the number multiplied by (-5) from the sum,
%2814%2B2X%29-%28-5X%29
%2814%2B2X%29%2B5X
14%2B7X
7X%2B14
7%28X%2B2%29