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OpenStudy (anonymous):
first thing to do is distribute the 4 through the parenthesis.
can you do that ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
do that and tell me what you get
OpenStudy (anonymous):
wait wait i type the question wrong
it is 5g+4(-5+3g)=1-9
OpenStudy (anonymous):
=1-g
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
so
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok...you still need to distribute the 4 through the parenthesis.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
-3=g
OpenStudy (anonymous):
5g + 4(-5 + 3g) = 1 - g
5g - 20 + 12g = 1 - g
have I lost you yet ? Do you understand so far ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i understand you times 4 to both number
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes...now we will combine like terms
5g - 20 + 12g = 1 - g
17g - 20 = 1 - g
Understand so far ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah
OpenStudy (anonymous):
now we want the g terms on one side and everything else on the other side.
17g - 20 = 1 - g (add g to both sides)
17g - 20 + g = 1 - g + g (combine like terms)
18g - 20 = 1 (now we will add 20 to both sides)
18g - 20 + 20 = 1 + 20 (combine like terms)
18g = 21 (now divide by 18)
g = 18/21
OpenStudy (anonymous):
that is what i got but do we need to divide like .. i got 1.166reapting
OpenStudy (anonymous):
18/21 = 0.857. Are you sure you have to divide ? Just wondering, because usually in these types of problems the fraction is enough.
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