Question

Solve for x: 5(1-x)-2=3x-4 ...With steps please thank you :)

Answer 1

I'll help you through the steps, ok? If you get lost, just let me know where. Order of operations time:

Distribute the 5 inside of the parenthesis.

Answer 2

Okay I did Mattfeury

Answer 3

what did you get? write it out here so I can go from there

Answer 4

(5-5x)-2=3x-4

Answer 5

excellent! now combine like terms. we can drop the parenthesis because there is nothing we can do inside of it (it is already simplified).

so we have
5 - 5x -2 = 3x - 4

we want all the numbers with x's on one side, and all the just numbers on the other.

Answer 6

do you see how we would do this?

Answer 7

hmm...would it be something like this : 5x-3x=5-2-4 ?

Answer 8

close. but remember, what you do to one side of the equation must be done to the other as well.

so if we want to get rid of the x on the left side, we would have to add 5x to each side:
5 - 5x - 2 + 5x = 3x - 4 + 5x

now we can simplify that

Answer 9

so it would be 5-2=3x + 5x which would equal 7/8x

Answer 10

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Answer 11

that's right, but it looks like you forgot to write the +4 in there as well, which is how you get '7'.

7 = 8x

Answer 12

Opps yes I meant to put the 4 ha...Thank you so much for the help :)

Answer 13

no problem!

just for closures sake, divide by 8!

x = 7/8

excellent work! i will definitely give you a medal for trying so hard and not just looking for an answer :)

Answer 14

:) :) Thanks!