1. Distribute -5 to both terms inside the parentheses:
4 - 2x = -5x - 35
2. Combine like terms on the right side:
4 - 2x = -5x - 35
3. Add 5x to both sides:
4 + 3x = -35
4. Subtract 4 from both sides:
3x = -39
5. Divide both sides by 3 to solve for x:
x = -39/3
6. Simplify the expression:
x = -13
Put the steps of solving the equation for x
in order from the first step through finding the value of x
.
4−2x=−5(x+7)
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