SOLUTION: show me how you work this equation 18+4(3x-7)=-70

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Question 229940: show me how you work this equation 18+4(3x-7)=-70
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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work this equation 18+4(3x-7)=-70
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Use the distributive law to rewrite the left side:
18 + 12x - 28 = -70
Simplify the left side:
12x - 10 = -70
Add 10 to both sides:
12x = -60
Divide both sides by 12 to get:
x = -5
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Chers,
Stan H.