SOLUTION: find x. 2[9-(x-3)+4x]=4x-5(x+2)-8

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Question 401659: find x.
2[9-(x-3)+4x]=4x-5(x+2)-8
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2[9 - (x - 3) + 4x] = 4x - 5(x + 2) - 8
2[9 - x + 3 + 4x] = 4x - 5x - 10 - 8 {used distributive property}
2[3x + 12] = -x - 18 {combined like terms}
6x + 24 = -x - 18 {used distributive property}
7x + 24 = -18 {added x to both sides}
7x = -42 {subtracted 24 from both sides}
x = -6 {divided both sides by 7}

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