SOLUTION: Okay I have been struggling extremely bad with distributive property and I'd like to see if u could help me figure out how to solve them. Thanks! 32=8-4x-5x
Question 938894: Okay I have been struggling extremely bad with distributive property and I'd like to see if u could help me figure out how to solve them. Thanks! 32=8-4x-5x Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 32=8-4x-5x
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Subtract 8 from both sides to get:
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24 = -4x-5x
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Using the distributive law,
24 = (-4-5)x
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Simplify::
-9x = 24
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Divide both sides by -9 to get:
x = -24/9
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Reduce to get:
x = -8/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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