Question

How to solve -5(x-3)=-25

Answer 1

-5(x-3)=-25

-5x+15=-25

    -15   -15

-5x = -40

÷-5    ÷-5

x = 8

Answer 2

Answer:

x=8.

Step-by-step explanation:

Yo can solve the equation in two steps: multiplying and adding.

First, let's pass the -5 to the other side multiplying by $\frac{1}{-5}$ in both sides and solve the division obtained:

$x-3=-25\frac{1}{-5}$

$x-3=\frac{-25}{-5}$

$x-3=5$

Finally, let's add 3 in both sides to clear x and solve the addition obtained:

$x=5+3$

$x=8.$

Then, the solution to the equation is x=8.