Question

Solve for x. Brainliest if you show your work.

Answer 1

You can only solve this by having the same base on each side. So to change 1/27, you can use 3^-3, which is then multiplied through. So the equation is:

4x-5=-3(2x+10)
4x-5=-6x-30
10x=-25
x=-2.5