SOLUTION: what is the solution to -7x+4=-x-8+5(2-3x

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Question 196082: what is the solution to -7x+4=-x-8+5(2-3x
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-7x%2B4=-x-8%2B5%282-3x%29 Start with the given equation.


-7x%2B4=-x-8%2B10-15x Distribute.


-7x%2B4=-16x%2B2 Combine like terms on the right side.


-7x=-16x%2B2-4 Subtract 4 from both sides.


-7x%2B16x=2-4 Add 16x to both sides.


9x=2-4 Combine like terms on the left side.


9x=-2 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-2%29%2F%289%29 Divide both sides by 9 to isolate x.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=-2%2F9 which approximates to x=-0.222.