Solve for x. 8(2x+3x+2)=-4x+124

Techbech asked Oct 20, 2023

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Techbech asked Oct 20, 2023

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We have the following:

$8\mleft(2x+3x+2\mright)=-4x+124$

solving for x:

$\begin{gathered} 16x+24x+16=-4x+124 \\ 40x+4x=124-16 \\ 44x=108 \\ x=(108)/(44)=(4\cdot27)/(4\cdot11)=(27)/(11) \end{gathered}$

The value of x is 27/11

Dinesh Vishe answered Oct 24, 2023

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