SOLUTION: 7(7x-8) = -7(7-8x)-6x

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Question 702250: 7(7x-8) = -7(7-8x)-6x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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7%287x-8%29=-7%287-8x%29-6x Start with the given equation.


49x-56=-49%2B56x-6x Distribute.


49x-56=50x-49 Combine like terms on the right side.


49x=50x-49%2B56 Add 56 to both sides.


49x-50x=-49%2B56 Subtract 50x from both sides.


-x=-49%2B56 Combine like terms on the left side.


-x=7 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%287%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate x.


x=-7 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=-7