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Solve: 2(x + 2) − (x + 1) = 8
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2x+4-x-1=8 2x-x+4-1-8=0 now simplify it..
so: \[x+(-5) ?\]
yes ryt..
@vetdoc you can't not abandon the right side .It's a Equation
Dont I do the distributive property first?
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Yeah, you have to take in consideration the other side, but you are right x - 5 =8 Now, can you find x?
so then I would do: \[x=13?\]
Yep :)
Good job
Oh okay! Thanks I got it now!
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x=5
@arch1 no, it simplifies to x-5 = 8 so you can add the 5 to both sides to isolate x, in which you get x = 5+18, or x=13
@thechocoluver445 :hw wil u solve this 2x+4-x-1=8?
|dw:1342229253156:dw| O, I c what you meant now. I was going of the x-5=8 thing above, my bad :P
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