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4 years ago

Which is a correct first step for solving this equation? −5(4x−7)+8=3x

Mathematics

2 answers:

yan [13]4 years ago

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Answer:

Distributive Property

Step-by-step explanation:

−5(4x − 7) + 8 = 3x --- GIVEN

-20x + 35 + 8 = 3x --- Distributive Property

Hope this helps you!!! :)

elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]4 years ago

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Hi there!

The first correct step for solving the equation will be to get rid of the parentheses, and it will be like so,

-5(4x - 7)

Divide -5 on both 4x and -7, you will get, -20x + 35.

Hope this helped!~

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