SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 4(-3x+1)=-10(x-4)-14x

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Question 180000: Please help me solve this equation: 4(-3x+1)=-10(x-4)-14x
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4(-3x+1)=-10(x-4)-14x
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-12x+4=-10x+40-14x.........distributed terms
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-12x+4=-24x+40....collected like terms on each side
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12x=36......added 24x and subtracted 4 from each side
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highlight%28x=3%29