Put the steps in order for solving the equation: −2(4x+8)+2x = −5x+10

within 4 steps

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

1. Distribute the -2 to both terms inside the parentheses: -8x - 16 + 2x = -5x + 10

2. Combine like terms on both sides of the equation: -6x - 16 = -5x + 10
3. Add 5x to both sides of the equation to eliminate the variable on the right side: -6x - 16 + 5x = 10
4. Combine like terms on the left side of the equation: -x - 16 = 10

User Icon for annon annon answered
1 year ago

can you answer with the following options

distribute
combine like terms
get constants together on one side
get x terms together on one side

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

1. Distribute: −8x - 16 + 2x = −5x + 10

2. Combine like terms: -6x - 16 = -5x + 10
3. Get constants together on one side: -6x + 5x = 10 + 16
4. Get x terms together on one side: -x = 26

User Icon for annon annon answered
1 year ago

are they in correct order?

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

Apologies for the confusion. Here are the steps in the correct order:

1. Distribute: −2(4x+8) + 2x = −5x + 10
2. Combine like terms: −8x - 16 + 2x = −5x + 10
3. Get x terms together on one side: −8x + 2x + 5x = 10 + 16
4. Get constants together on one side: -1x = 26

User Icon for Steve Steve answered
1 year ago

Can you answer it with the following answers

Distributive
Combine like terms
Division of equality
Addition of equality

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To solve the equation −2(4x+8)+2x = −5x+10 in 4 steps, follow these instructions:

Step 1: Distribute the -2 to the terms inside the parentheses.
-2(4x+8) + 2x = -5x + 10
-8x - 16 + 2x = -5x + 10

Step 2: Combine like terms on each side of the equation.
(-8x + 2x) - 16 = (-5x) + 10
-6x - 16 = -5x + 10

Step 3: Move all terms containing x to one side of the equation by adding 5x to both sides.
-6x - 16 + 5x = -5x + 10 + 5x
-x - 16 = 10

Step 4: Isolate the variable by adding 16 to both sides.
-x - 16 + 16 = 10 + 16
-x = 26

The final solution is x = -26, obtained by multiplying both sides by -1 to isolate x.