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What do I need to do?

What do I need to do?-example-1
User Dayquan
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distributive property:
2(x+4)= -7-3x
2x+8= -7-3x
cancel out numbers on both sides:
2x+3x+8= -7-3x+3x
5x+8-8= -7-8
5x= -15
divide:
x= -15/5= -3
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