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Solve for x using the

distributive property.
5(4 - 3x) = -10
X =
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User Israfel
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Answer:

x = 2 I hope this helped you :)

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Let's solve ~


\qquad \sf  \dashrightarrow \: 5(4 - 3x) = - 10


\qquad \sf  \dashrightarrow \: 20- 15x = - 10


\qquad \sf  \dashrightarrow \: - 15x = - 10 - 20


\qquad \sf  \dashrightarrow \: - 15x = - 30


\qquad \sf  \dashrightarrow \: x = - 30 / ( - 15)


\qquad \sf  \dashrightarrow \: x = 2

Therefore, the value of x is 2

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