How do you solve #(-5x + 4) - 5 = -4(x - 7)#?
1 Answer
Nov 26, 2015
Previous solutions but in a bit more detail
Explanation:
The brackets on the left only group numbers. The brackets on the right are part of multiplication.
Ungroup the left and multiply out the right
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Add
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Finish off the arithmetic
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Write in the equation in the standard way
#x=6