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Find the solution to the following equation: -132= -4(5x-2)

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To solve the next equation:


-132=-4\cdot(5x-2)

First, we need to apply the distributive property:


-132=-4\cdot5x+8\Rightarrow-132=-20x+8

Second, subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:


-132-8=-20x+8-8\Rightarrow-140=-20x+0\Rightarrow-140=-20x

To isolate x, we have to divide by -20 to both sides of the equation:


-(140)/(-20)=(-20)/(-20)x\Rightarrow7=x\Rightarrow x=7

Then, the solution for the equation is x = 7.

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