if i solve for x
(3x+8) = (5x-20)
will the answer be 20?

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if i solve for x 
(3x+8) = (5x-20) 
will the answer be 20?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

(3x+8) = (5x-20) 

3x+8 = 5x-20

3x+8 - 5x = -20

3x - 5x = -20-8

-2x = -28

x = -28/(-2)

x = 14

anonymous · Answer

thats wrong..

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hmm are there fractions outside of the parenthesis?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

seems odd how there are parenthesis when they're not really needed

so that's why I'm thinking something is missing

luigi0210 · Answer

Are you sure? @smarie96

anonymous · Answer

yeah its 14 :)

anonymous · Answer

well my online robot teacher said it was 50

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

does not compute...hmm can you do a screenshot?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so you can show us the full problem

anonymous · Answer

3x + 8 = 5x - 20
3x - 5x = -20 - 8
-2x = - 28
x = 14

luigi0210 · Answer

o.O

anonymous · Answer

anonymous · Answer

wait a minute.....she has asked a lot of these questions.....she needs to learn how to do them so she doesn't have to ask the same questions

anonymous · Answer

because right now she is on another questionthat she asked...the same type