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-2(x + 5) = 4, what is x?

User Dave Huang
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Answer:

x= -7

Step-by-step explanation: you distribute -2 which would be -2x -10 =4. Then you add 10 to both sides to get -2x=14 then divide by -2 to get x= -7.

User Joelgullander
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Answer:

-7

Explanation:

-2 ( x + 5 ) = 4

-2x - 10 = 4

+10 +10

-2x = 14

divide by -2

x = -7

User Raed Alsaleh
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