Question

Solve: 3(x + 4) = 5(x − 2)

11

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Answer 1

11?

Answer 2

Using the distributive property of: a(b+c) = ab+ac
You get:
3x + 12 = 5x - 10

You want to isolate x on one side, so subtract 3x from both sides to get:
12 = 2x - 10

Now solve for x by adding 10 to both sides and dividing by 2:
x = 22/2 = 11
So x = 11

Derp, sorry, subtracted wrong xD