Question

-2(x + 2) = -2x ++ 5x -1

Answer 1

-⅗ = x

Explanation:

Here is what you get when you distribute the -2 on the left side of the equivalence symbol and combine like-terms on the right side of the equivalence symbol:

-2x - 4 = 3x - 1

Here is the solution:

-2x - 4 = 3x - 1

-3x -3x

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-5x - 4 = -1

4 +4

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-5x = 3

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-5 -5

x = -⅗

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