How do you solve $4x - 2( - 5x + 4) = 62$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-23T12:21:04

$x=5$

$4x+10x-8=62$ distribute
$14x-8=62$ combine like terms
$14x=70$ get $x$ term on one side
$x=5$ divide by coefficient (14) to isolate x

How do you solve 4x - 2( - 5x + 4) = 624x - 2( - 5x + 4) = 62?