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andrew-mc [135]
4 years ago
11

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

Mathematics
2 answers:
yan [13]4 years ago
8 0

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
3 0

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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