Identify the first step of solving this equation for x.
7(x-8)=49
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The first step would be to distribute the 7 to both terms inside the parentheses.
What does that mean? Does it mean,
Multifu, divide, subtract or add
Multifu, divide, subtract or add
Distributing means to multiply each term inside the parentheses by the number outside the parentheses. In this case, you would multiply 7 by both x and -8:
7(x-8) = 49
7 * x = 7x
7 * -8 = -56
So after distributing, the equation becomes:
7x - 56 = 49
7(x-8) = 49
7 * x = 7x
7 * -8 = -56
So after distributing, the equation becomes:
7x - 56 = 49
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