Question

What do x equal-2(x+5)=4

Answer 1

Answer:x=-7

Because -2 times x makes it -2x and times 5 makes it 10 so it would be -2x-10. you add 10 to get rid of the it and add ten to the 4 now it’s -2x=14 now you divide by -2 and it’ll equal x=-7

Answer 2

X=-7 because of the distribution property. Once you do that you can solve as normal