8 x - 4 (5 - x) = -44
mutiply the bracket by -4
(-4)(5) = -20
(-4)(-x)= 4x
8x-20+4x= -44
8x+4x-20= -44 ( combine like terms )
12x-20= -44
move -20 to the other side
sign changes from -20 to +20
12x-20+20= -44+20
12x= -44+20
12x= -24
divide both sides by 12
12x/12= -24/12
Answer: x= -2
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<span>so your equation would be 2x-3=-1 then your answer would be -1
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Use substitution.
anywhere you see "a" , than you would plug in b + 2 in for it so....
(b - (b + 2)^4
now take the negative sign and distribute it "+"
so b - b is 0, than 0 - (-2) is -2.
so what is (-2)^4 ????? it would become positive 16