Question

-2(4x+4)-3x-2=34 what's the answer

Answer 1

Answer:

x = -4

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: -2(4x + 4) - 3x - 2 = 34

To solve this equation, we have to isolate the variable. (Get x by itself).

We'll follow the PEMDAS rule as far as parentheses.

So, -2(4x + 4) - 3x - 2 = 34

= -8x - 8 - 3x - 2 = 34

Now, we have to get x by itself. To do this, we'll move the numbers without variables to the other side.

Hence:

-8x - 8 - 3x - 2 = 34

     +8        +2       +8  +2

-8x - 3x = 34 + 8 + 2

Now, we'll simplify.

-11x = 44

Lastly, to rid the negative eleven from the x, we have to divide negative eleven by the rest of the equation.

-11x = 44

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-11

x = -4