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What is the answer to 2(5x+4)=8

What is the answer to 2(5x+4)=8-example-1

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Answer:

? = 10

Explanation:

2(5x+4)=8 - DISTRIBUTE

= 10x + 8 = 8

10x + 8 = 8

- 8

10x = 0

10x/10 = 0/10

x = 0

User Sushant Gupta
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Answer:

So first we have 10x = 0. We divide by 10 on both sides, so then we get x = 0. We still have 0 because 0/10 = 0.

So that means that the answer is

Write 10 in the first box 10 in the second

x=0

User Vitaliy Markitanov
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