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Solve for x show your work, -4x-2(8x+1)=-(-2x-10)

Solve for x show your work, -4x-2(8x+1)=-(-2x-10)
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Solve for x show your work, -4x-2(8x+1)=-(-2x-10)

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-4x-2(8x+1)=-(-2x-10)
-4x-16x-2 = 2x + 10
-20x-2 = 2x+10
subtract 2x and add 2 to both sides
-22x=12
divide -22 to both sides
x= -0.54 (Repeated)
User Andrew Lam
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-4x-2(8x+1)=2x+10
-4x-16x-2
=20-2
-20x-2=2x+10
-20x-2+2=2x+10+2
-20x=2x+12
-20x-2x=2x+12-2x
-22x=12
-22
(-22x)/(-22)=
(12)/(22)
x=
(-6)/(11)
User Migore
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