SOLUTION: 14=-2(4x+5)

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Question 641917: 14=-2(4x+5)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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14=-2(4x+5)

14=-8x-10

14+10=-8x

24=-8x

24/(-8)=x

-3 = x

x = -3

So the solution is x = -3