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1/8 (40x + 16) = 9x - 7 (2x - 1) - 5

What is the value of x?
Please answer with the steps
This is due tomorrow so please help me

User Sherif Ahmed
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40x+16= 72x-56 (2x-1)-40
40x +16= -40x + 56 - 40
40x+ 16 = -40x + 16
40x = -40x
40x + 40x= 0
80x=0
Divide both sides by 80.. the answer remain 0.
Hopefully this helps ;)

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