x-(12-x)=38 please explain
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d+3(d-4)=20 please explain
x-(12-x)=38
x + x - 12 = 38
Add 12 to both sides of the equation.
2x = 50
x = 25
x + x - 12 = 38
Add 12 to both sides of the equation.
2x = 50
x = 25
d+3(d-4)=20
d + 3d - 12 = 20
4d = 32
d = ?
d + 3d - 12 = 20
4d = 32
d = ?
on the 1st problem i don't understand how x is being added when the sign is subtraction
Two negatives make a positive.