How do you solve $-5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2) = -4x-8x+3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T10:44:35

$x = -8/3$

$-5(1 - 5x) + 5(-8x - 2) = -4x - 8x + 3$

Expand the brackets..

$-5 +25x - 40x -10 = -4x -8x + 3$

Simplyfing..

$-5 - 15x = -12x + 3$

Collect like terms..

$-15x + 12x = 3 + 5$

$-3x = 8$

Divide both sides by $-3$

$(-3x)/3 = -8/3$

$cancel(-3x)/cancel(-3) = -8/3$

$x = -8/3$

How do you solve -5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2) = -4x-8x+3-5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2) = -4x-8x+3?