SOLUTION: -2(x+5)=5x+46

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Question 181958: -2(x+5)=5x+46
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-2%28x%2B5%29=5x%2B46 Start with the given equation.


-2x-10=5x%2B46 Distribute.


-2x=5x%2B46%2B10 Add 10 to both sides.


-2x-5x=46%2B10 Subtract 5x from both sides.


-7x=46%2B10 Combine like terms on the left side.


-7x=56 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%2856%29%2F%28-7%29 Divide both sides by -7 to isolate x.


x=-8 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=-8