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5(2x-3)=155 solve for x

User NigelDcruz
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5(2x - 3) = 155
10x - 15 = 155
10x = 155 + 15
10x = 170
x = 170/10
x = 17
User Clement Attlee
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5(2x-3)=155
10x-15=155(solve/multiply 5 by the numbers/variables in the parentheses first)
10x=170(add 15 to each side)
Divide 170 by 10x
170รท10x=17
x=17
User Kelisha
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