Question

-4(x + 10) - 6 = -3(x - 2).

Answer 1

Solve for X

Answer 2

do you know how to do the distributive property for the brackets?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

not you lol

Answer 5

Yes but I don't have anywhere to do my work nor a caculator

Answer 6

just fins a scrap paper then tell me what you get...
ORR you can use the draw function right under the block where you type your reply to do your work
pretty messy tho

Answer 7

can you help me?

Answer 8

Yes
I just want to make sure you follow along

Answer 9

okay I will

Answer 10

alright so let's start off by distributing the terms of this equation
can you do that?

Answer 11

uhhh show me how?

Answer 12

So you have your equation -4(x + 10) - 6 = -3(x - 2)
when you distribute...
You multiply the outside term by the inside terms
Of course each mathematical operator separates a term
Soo distributing -4(x + 10) - 6 = -3(x - 2)
You get...
-4x - 40 - 6 = -3x + 6
Notice the sign changes...make sure you remember the common rule
-*- = +
+*+ = +
-*+ = -

Answer 13

you get the distribution part?

Answer 14

okay so I need to solve -4x - 40 - 6 = -3x + 6 now?

Answer 15

yes
Why don't you add like terms before we start solving?

Answer 16

you do know how to right?

Answer 17

uh i think so. so i would add the x's and the whole numbers together then?

Answer 18

yeup try that

Answer 19

7x = 40?

Answer 20

Nope

Answer 21

You have this -4x - 40 - 6 = -3x + 6
When you move the term to the other side of the equation you change the sign
So now we move the terms to get the x terms on one side and the numbers on the other
So...
-4x + 3x = 6 + 6 + 40
-x = 52
x = -52

Answer 22

ohh okay thank you so much

Answer 23

yeah no problemm

Answer 24

can you help me with the rest
?

Answer 25

the rest?
how many?

Answer 26

ima start new questions haha

Answer 27

oh they better not be the same :P