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20) -5(1 - 5x) + 5(-8x - 2) = -4x - 8x

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Answer: x = -5 because I isolated the variable
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-5 + 25x - 40x - 10 = -4x - 8x
-15x - 15 =-12x
-15 x + 12x = 15
-3x = 15
x = -5
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