92.1k views
5 votes
Please Help!!! And explain!!!
Solve for x
7(5x-4)-1=14-8x

User MrHopko
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

5 votes
Hello there,
begin by distributing 7
35x-28-1=14-8x
35x-29=14-8x
now add 8x to both sides
35x+8x-29=14-8x+8x
43x-29=14
add 29 to both sides
43x-29+29=14+29
43x=43
divide both sides by 43
43x/43=43/43
x=1
Done!

User John Winston
by
8.2k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories