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

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-05T15:34:25

$x = 3$ $color(blue)(x=3$

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

$- 5 x + 8 x - 8 = 1$ $-5x +8x - 8 =1$

$3 x = 1 + 8$ $3x =1+8$

$x = \frac{9}{3}$ $x =9/3$

$x = 3$ $color(blue)(x=3$

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