Q: Solve for x: -2(4x-3)+5=-53
A: The goal is to get “x” by itself. To do this, we need to start moving things aroumd:
-2(4x-3)+5=-53
[multiply -2 into the parentheses]:
-2(4x-3)+5=-53
-8x + 6 + 5 = -53
[combine the 5 & 6]
-8x + 11 = -53
[subtract 11 from both sides]
-8x + 11 – 11 = -53 – 11
-8x = -64
[divide both sides by -8]
-8x/-8 = -64/-8
x = 8
TADA
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