justliv05 justliv05

01-06-2020
Mathematics

contestada

Solve for x
-5(2x+1)-2x-2=17

Respuesta :

jessblue122 jessblue122

01-06-2020

-5(2x+1)-2x-2=17
first, distribute
-10x-5-2x-2=17
combine like terms
-12x-7=17
get the x alone, eliminate the constant
-12x=24
divide out the -12 to get the x alone.
x=-2

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Succinctly describe how the greenhouse effect warms the Earth. In your answer, make sure to distinguish between how the atmosphere interacts with visible versus

During a hot summer week the water level in Wei's pool decreased, by 1.9 cm wei added water to the pool increasing the pool level by 3.5 cm. During the next wee

A train started at rest with acceleration of 0.50 m/s^2 and was in motion with constant acceleration for 25 s. How far did it go during acceleratin motion?

the intensity, I, of light varies inversely as the square of the distance, D2 , from the light source. If I is 150 units when D is 6 meters, find a distance whe

Read this page from Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, The old woman remembered a swan she had bought many years ago in Shanghai for a foolish sum. This bird, boasted t

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Where did most ancient civilizations form?(physical feature)

Who owned Florida by 1833?

determine the mass of 2.4 x 10^24 atoms of gold?

Is this a simple,compound, or complex sentence while hiccups can be uncomfortable, they usually only last a few minutes