myaprice10 myaprice10
  • 03-04-2019
  • Mathematics
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8x -5(x - 1) = 4(x + 2)

solve for x, and show work please.

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FwuffehWuff FwuffehWuff
  • 03-04-2019

Hope this helps, even though I do feel that it could be wrong. Welp, I gave it my best shot.

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iilovelysoto35
iilovelysoto35 iilovelysoto35
  • 03-04-2019

8x-5(x-1)=4(x+2)

Distribute -5 and 4

8x-5x+5=4x+8

Now combine like terms

8x-5x= 3x

3x+5=4x+8

Subtract 3x from both sides

5=x+8

Subtract 8

-3=x

You can do symmetric property a=b then b=a

So the answer is

X=-3

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