SOLUTION: 55x-3(9x+12)=-64

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Question 349861: 55x-3(9x+12)=-64
Answer by jjordan95(63) About Me  (Show Source):
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55x-3%289x%2B12%29=-64 <--- Original equation
55x-27x-36=-64 <--- Distributed -3 to the numbers in the parentheses
28x+=+-28 <--- Combine like-terms
x=-28%2F28 <--- Isolate X
highlight%28x+=+-1%29 <--- Answer