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Value of the expression. ? 18-2x(4+3)

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The answer to the expression is 4
User BuckFilledPlatypus
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18 - 2x(4+3) =

combine like terms in the parentheses

18 - 2x(7) =

Multiply

18 - 14x (This is the value of the expression)

We can solve for x by setting it equal to zero

18 - 14x = 0
-14x = -18
x = -18/-14
x = 1 2/7

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