SOLUTION: -7x+4=-x-8+5(2-3x)

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Question 591248: -7x+4=-x-8+5(2-3x)
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This one -7x+4=-x-8+5(2-3x) can be written as:
-7x+4=-x-8+10-15x
combine life terms:
-7x+4=2-16x
Now add 16x and subtract 4 to get:
9x=-2
Divide by 9:
x=-2/9
Make sense?
RJ
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