SOLUTION: How to solve 5(2x+10)=60

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Question 719560: How to solve 5(2x+10)=60
Answer by icecream12(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Distributive Property to expand 5(2x+10) = (5*2x)+(5*10) = 10x + 50.
Replace this with 5(2x+10) in the equation.
Now the equation reads
10x + 50 = 60
- 50 -50
10x = 10
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10
x = 1
Hope this helped!
IceCream