−4(x + 1) − 3 = −3(x − 4) is it 0?

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−4(x + 1) − 3 = −3(x − 4)  is it 0?

anonymous · Answer

no
 please show your work

anonymous · Answer

Mkay so first I do the parenthese right ? which i get 5 .-. i think lol

anonymous · Answer

how?
you cant add the variable to the constant

you want to first distribute the numbers

distribution property of multiplication

a(b+c) = ab + ac

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I think somehow you saw the 4 outside the parenthesis and added it with the 1 inside the parenthesis to get 4+1 = 5

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

not 100% sure though

anonymous · Answer

mkay so what do i distribute

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

−4(x + 1)

would turn into

-4 times x   + (-4) times 1

and that turns into

-4x + (-4)

or

-4x - 4

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so to sum things up

−4(x + 1)

becomes

-4x - 4

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

the rule of distribution is that you multiply the outer number by everything inside, then you add up those products

anonymous · Answer

okay imma do that

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

distribute out −3(x − 4)  and tell me what you get

anonymous · Answer

it has to be -19

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what do you get when you distribute −3(x − 4)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

-19 is the correct final answer, hopefully you see how/why