Question

this proeblem seems so easy but yet so hard :( can someone please help me? if 2x-3(x+4)=-5, then x=??

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Remove the parenthesis:
2x-3x-12=-5

Answer 3

combine similar terms
-x-12=-5
Add 12 to both sides
-x-12+12=-5+12 this was done to get x by itself on one side of the equal sign.
-x=7 Oh! you want x positive........multiply both sides by -1
-x(-1)=7(-1)
x=-7