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How do you solve. 8-2(5x-3)

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First you distribute the -2 into the 5x-3 to get -10x+6. Then you add the 6 and 8 to get 14 then add then on both sides of the equation to get 10x=14 then divide each by 10 to get x=1.4. Hope this helps you solve questions like this one.
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The answer is -10x+14
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