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What is the value of x? 27(x+4)=−6

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first you need to use the distributive property: 27(x+4)=-6
27x+108=-6
then you need to subtract 108 from -6 to
get x alone. 27x= 102

Lastly divide 102 by 27 to finally get x alone: x=3.777

the answer would be: x= 3.77 or 3.8
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