Question

What is -(x + 4) - 3x = x in Distributive property?

Answer 1

Answer:

x = -4/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Original equation: -(x+4)-3x=x

Remember distributive property allows us to get rid of the parenthesis by bringing a multiplication from outside to inside a parenthesis.

-(x+4) = -x-4

= -x-4-3x=x

Now we combine like terms in this case we have (-x) and (-3x)

= -4x-4=x

Subtract x from both sides

= -4x-4=x

  -x      -x

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 -5x-4=0

Add 4 to both sides

-5x-4=0

    +4 +4

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-5x=4

Our final step is to divide both sides by -5

-5x=4

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-5    -5

x = -4/5

Hope this helps!!!