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  • 07-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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Solve for x. -5-(15x-1)=2(7x-16)-x

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ellymehi ellymehi
  • 07-11-2016
First expand
-5-(15x-1)=2(7x-16)-x
-5-15x+1=14x-32-x

Combine

-15x-4=13x-32

Solve

28x=28
x=1
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Аноним Аноним
  • 03-11-2021

Answer:

[tex]-5-\left(15x-1\right)=2\left(7x-16\right)-x[/tex]

[tex]-15x-4=13x-32[/tex]

[tex]-15x-4+4=13x-32+4[/tex]

[tex]-15x=13x-28[/tex]

[tex]-15x-13x=13x-28-13x[/tex]

[tex]-28x=-28[/tex]

[tex]\frac{-28x}{-28}=\frac{-28}{-28}[/tex]

[tex]x=1[/tex]

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