Question

5(-2x-3) - 4x -5 =78

Answer 1

`x=-7`

Explanation:

We want to solve

5(-2x-3) - 4x -5 =78

We expand to get:

`-10x-15-4x-5=78`

We group the similar terms to get:

`-10x-4x=78+20`

Combine similar terms

`-14x=98`

Divide through by -14

`x=(988)/(-14)=-7`