Question

Solve: 5(x + 8) = 7(x − 2)

Answer 1

distribute and get the X on one side

Answer 2

I distributed both sides. Is that correct?

Answer 3

yes.

Answer 4

so i got 5x+40=7x-14 when i distributed

Answer 5

Then i would add like terms?

Answer 6

K. I got what you typed.

Answer 7

add or subtract depending on what the sign is from each side to get the X on one side.

Answer 8

12x+40= -14?

Answer 9

to make it more simple what i did was subtract 5x from 7x.

Answer 10

since 7x is a positive # you would have to subtract from 5X which makes it -2x

Answer 11

-2x+ 40= -14
then i would subract 40 to both sides. and get the following: -2x=-54, then would i divide positive 2 or negative 2?

Answer 12

yes and well its -2x so you would want to divide with -2 so you wouldn't be left with a negative x

Answer 13

so then i would get x=27.

Answer 14

yes thats what i got! good job!

Answer 15

ok thank you for the help.

Answer 16

no problem!