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What is the answer to the equation 10u+7=8(2u-4)-9

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10u + 7 = 16u - 32 -9

10u + 7 = 16u - 41

41 + 7 = 16u - 10u

6u = 48

u = 48/6

u = 8

User Fernando Camargo
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Solve for u by simplifying both sides of the equation, then isolating the variable.

u = 8