Question

3(-X+4)=7x-8. Yeahhhh...

Answer 1

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`Answer:\boxed{x=2}`

`Explanation:`

`3(-x+4)=7x-8`

Let's start by simplifying both sides. First, we distribute.

`(3)(-x)+(3)(4)=7x+-8`

`-3x+12=7x+-8`

`-3x+12=7x-8`

Now let's subtract 7x from both sides.

`-3x+12-7x=7x-8-7x\\-10x+12=-8`

Now we will subtract 12 from both sides.

`-10x+12-12=-8-12\\-10x=-20`

In our last/final step, we will divide both sides by -10.

`(-10x)/(-10)=(-20)/(-10)`

Now simplify -20/-10.

`-20/-10=2`

`x=2`

Hope this helps!