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-5(2x - 7) + 24 = 89

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Answer:

x=-3

Explanation:

First you must distribute -5 to 2x and -7

so you get

-10x+35+24=89

then you will subtract 35 from both sides and get

-10x+24=54 then you will subtract 24 from each side and get

-10x=30 then you will divide -10 and get

x=-3

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