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4x+3(x-2)=-20 need help someone

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x=-2
4x+3(x-2)=-20 (Distributive Property)
4x+3x-6=-20 (Add 3x to 4x)
7x-6=-20 (Add 6)
7x=-14 (Divide by 7)
x=-2
User Will Schoenberger
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4x+3x-6=-20
7x-6=-20
add 6 to both sides
7x=-14
divide both sides by 7
x=-2
User Guillaume Gris
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