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put this solution on YOUR website! 5[2 - (2x - 4)] = 2(5 - 3x)
We want to remove the innermost grouping symbols, the parentheses.
To get remove the parentheses -(2x - 4) first write it as -1(2x - 4)
5[2 - 1(2x - 4)] = 2(5 - 3x)
We remove the parentheses by using the distributive principle:
5[2 - 2x + 4] = 10 - 6x
Combine the 2 and the 4
5[6 - 2x] = 10 - 6x
30 - 10x = 10 - 6x
Subtract 30 for both sides
-10x = -20 - 6x
Add 6x to both sides
-4x = -20
Divide both sides by -4
x = 5
Edwin