Question

4(4x - 4) + x + 4 = -46Solve for x

Answer 1

Given the equation:

`4\mleft(4x-4\mright)+x+4=-46`

Solve for x as follows:

`\begin{gathered} 4\cdot4x-4\cdot4+x+4=-46 \\ 16x+x-16+4=-46 \\ 17x=-46+16-4 \\ 17x=-34 \\ x=-(34)/(17) \\ x=-2 \end{gathered}`

So, the answer will be x = -2