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Solve the equation

5(-3x - 2) - (x - 3) = -4(4x + 5) + 13

User Prismspecs
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First we reduce brackets
next we expand the equation
next we subtract -15x - 10 - x + 3 so it can be -16x - 7
and then we subtract -16x - 20 + 13 to get our answer, and since its -16x - 7, both sides of it are equal.

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