Question 428503
"4(3x-8)=2x+21 what is x"


4(3x - 8) = 2x + 21 
12x - 32 = 2x + 21 {used distributive property}
12x = 2x + 53 {added 32 to both sides}
10x = 53 {subtracted 2x from both sides}
x = 53/10 {divided both sides by 10}
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