Question

Im having a hard time on this question and I hope you can help.

Yuto solved the equation below.

-2(x+5)=-2(x-2)+5

What is the solution to Yuto’s equation?

Answer 1

your answer would be x≠ 0

Answer 2

The answer would be x ≠ 0

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First start with the left side, doing distributive property

So... -2(x) = -2x and -2(5) = -10 Therefore on the left side you now have -2x -10

Next do the same on the right side

-2(x) = - 2x and -2(-2) = 4 so you have -2x + 4 + 5 and you add 4 and 5, leaving you with -2x + 9

Now that you have simplified both sides the problem now looks like this:

-2x - 10 = -2x + 9

Because you have equal terms on both sides (-2) those cancel out so you have -10 = 9

Just from looking at this we know that the statement is false because -1o does not equal 9

*The symbol, "≠" means not equal to"