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Kayla did this problem in class determine where kayla made an error
-4(x+2)=23+x

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To get X you have to multiply the -4 by everything in the parentheses. So it would be, -4x-8=23+x
Then you would combine like terms.
-31=5x
Divide both sides by 5.
x=-31/5=-6.2
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