ezmerieb78 ezmerieb78
  • 03-09-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

Im trying to solve this but don’t understand how m-3(-5x+2)+x=42

Respuesta :

melany16 melany16
  • 03-09-2020
-3(-5x+2)+x=42
Distribute the -3 to the -5 and 2 so you would be left with
15x-6+x=42
Then you combine like terms and the x’s
16x-6=42
Add the 6 to the 42
16x=48
Then divide by 16 on both sides
X=3

I hope that helped.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is the smallest four digit odd number you can make
A flag 5 feet wide; 2 inches = 1 foot
16 POINTS!!!!!! Which statement about the artist Michelangelo is not correct? A. He was moody and short tempered and once had his nose broken in a fig
How did roman law maintain order and provide security for the entire society
Explain how chemists can state with certainty that no one will discover an element that would appear on the periodic table between sulfur and chlorine
How does the process of waste removal in a unicellular compare to waste removal in a multicellular organism?
what the answer to 6q-1=-q+20
In which list are the elements arranged in order of increasing atomic mass? A) CI ,K ,Ar B) Fe ,Co ,Ni C) Te ,I ,Xe D) NE ,F,Na
an item has a price tag of $35 and another tag that says 20% off what is the sale price?
a sentence with the word advance and reasoning