<span>-8(4 + 9x) = 7(-2 -11x)
STEP 1: Simplify both sides of the equation.
</span><span><span><span><span>(<span>−8</span>)</span><span>(4)</span></span>+<span><span>(<span>−8</span>)</span><span>(<span>9x</span>)</span></span></span>=<span><span><span>(7)</span><span>(<span>−2</span>)</span></span>+<span><span>(7)</span><span>(<span>−<span>11x</span></span>)</span></span></span></span>(Distribute)<span><span><span><span>−32</span>+</span>−<span>72x</span></span>=<span><span><span>−14</span>+</span>−<span>77x</span></span></span><span><span><span>−<span>72x</span></span>−32</span>=<span><span>−<span>77x</span></span>−<span>14
STEP 2: Add 77x to both sides.
</span></span></span><span><span><span><span>−<span>72x</span></span>−32</span>+<span>77x</span></span>=<span><span><span>−<span>77x</span></span>−14</span>+<span>77x</span></span></span><span><span><span>5x</span>−32</span>=<span>−<span>14
STEP 3: Add 32 to both sides.
</span></span></span><span><span><span><span>5x</span>−32</span>+32</span>=<span><span>−14</span>+32</span></span><span><span>5x</span>=<span>18
STEP 4: Divide both sides by 5.
5x/5 = 18/5
x = 18/5
YOUR FINAL ANSWER: x = 18/5</span></span>
Step-by-step explanation:
first you group like terms.
-3s-s+8+1-2
-4s+7
2.66m
You do 0.19 multiplied by 14