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Would 5(2d+4)=35 please help I really need it

User Reaxis
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5(2d+4)=35
distribute the 5 to the numbers in the parenthesizes
10d+20=35
minus 20 on both sides
10d=15
divide by 10 on both sides
d=1.5
User Yousef Altaf
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Divide both sides by the numeric factor on the left side, then solve.
d = 3/2.
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