2(3-4a) + 5(a-7) first do the distributive property
6-8a + 5a-35 now combine like terms
-41 - 3a is the final answer
Answer:
10
Step-by-step explanation:
sum of two Number the second Number is 5x the first so....
45+5=10
so five times equal to 5+5=10
so the first is 45 second Number is 10
Answer:
Divide each side by -8
Distribute
Step-by-step explanation:
-8(n + 7) = -88.
Method 1
Divide each side by -8
n+7 = 11
Subtract 7 from each side
n = 4
Method 2
Distribute
-8n-56= -88
Add 56 to each side
-8n = -32
Divide by -8
n=4
(if you don't wanna read all this the answer is at the bottom btw)
move the 7 over to equate the equation to 0
4x^2 - 12x -7 = 0
(ok now you have a (4), b (-12), and c (-7) here you can either use the quadratic formula to solve it or factor the equation)
to factor it, you have to multiply a and c (4*-7 = -28) and find two numbers that multiply to -28 and add to -12
the numbers are -14 and 2. sub those into the equation in place of b
4x^2 + 2x - 14x - 7 = 0
find the lcd of the first two terms and the last two terms to factor them
2x(2x + 1) - 7(2x+1) = 0
(2x -7) (2x+1) = 0
(x-7/2)(x+1/2) = 0
to find the two x values you need to find what values make the equation equal 0 on both sides.
so x is 7/2 or -1/2