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Solve for x. 4+3/5(15+2x)=25

Solve for x. 4+3/5(15+2x)=25-example-1
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If you would like to solve 4 + 3/5 * (15 + 2x) = 25 for x, you can do this using the following steps:

4 + 3/5 * (15 + 2x) = 25
3/5 * (15 + 2x) = 25 - 4
9 + 6/5 * x = 21
6/5 * x = 21 - 9
6/5 * x = 12 /*5/6
x = 12 * 5/6
x = 10

The correct result would be x = 10.
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