SOLUTION: What is x? -13=5(1+4x)-2x

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Question 897232: What is x? -13=5(1+4x)-2x
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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-13=5+20x-2
-13-5=20x-2x
-18=18x
x=-1