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-2(1-4x)=3x+8 is what I do not understand t understand

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Answer:

Multiply out the bracket

-2(1-4x)=3x+8

-2 + 8x = 3x + 8

Get all the xs on one side and the integers on the other

8x - 3x = 8 + 2

5x = 10

x = 10/5

x = 2

User Egor Ignatenkov
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</p><p>-2(1-4x)=3x+8 \\</p><p>-2+8x=3x+8 \\</p><p>5x=10 \\</p><p>x=2</p><p>

Hope this helps.

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