Question

5 (- 3 x - 2) - (x - 3) = - 4 (4 x + 5) + 13

Answer 1

PEMDAS
parentheses, exponent, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction
first, start with what is inside the parentheses that is solvable.
5(6) - (x-3) = -4(4x+5) + 13
multiply what you can
30 - (x-3) = -16x - 20 + 13
simplify
30 - (x-3) = -16x - 7
subtract 30 on both sides
- (x-3) = -16x - 37
let’s separate -(x-3).
-x - 3 = -16x - 37
add 16x to both sides
15x - 3 = -37
add 3 to both sides
15x = -34
x = -34/15 or -2.2667

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

5 (- 3 x - 2) - (x - 3) = - 4 (4 x + 5) + 13

Opening brackets

-15x - 10 - x + 3 = -16x - 20 + 13

-16x -7 = -16x - 7

Collecting like terms

-16x + 16x = -7 + 7

0x = 0

No possible solution for x