4(x-3)-(2x+5)=-3x-27
4*x - 4*3 - 2x - 5 = -3x - 27
4x - 12 - 2x - 5 = -3x - 27
2x - 17 = -3x - 27
2x + 3x = -27 + 17
5x = -10 / : 5
x = -2
283.5
So you multiply 6.75 by 21 stools to find the total number of meters. Then you multiply that by 2.
You would transform 5x + 2x into the same term with the associative property, adding like terms. If you subsitute the different values into the expressions you notice that both have a rate of change of 7 like an arithmetic sequence. To see if any value will make the two expressions equal you make them equal to each other.
5x + 2x = 7x -1
7x = 7x - 1
0 = -1
No they will never have be a solution to both expressions to make them equal because they're parallel to each other.
