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Solve for X: 5x+3x=2(4x-5)-2
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Solve for X:
5x+3x=2(4x-5)-2

User Seyed Parsa Neshaei
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Answer: I got -1, I honest don’t know if i was doing it right so here is my explanation

Explanation:

I distributed 2(4x-5)

5x+3x=20x-10-2

Sub 3x for 20x

5x=17x-10-2

Sub -10-2

5x=17x-12

Sub 5x-17x

12x=-12

Divide

Equals -1

Sry it took me a bite

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