How do you solve $2(5-x)-(-2)(x-3) = -(3x-4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T17:32:28

$x=0$

First, you need to expand all, which will give you

$10-2x-(-2x+6)=-3x+4$

$10-2x+2x-6=-3x+4$

Collect all the unknowns on the left side

$3x=4-4$

$x=0$

How do you solve 2(5-x)-(-2)(x-3) = -(3x-4)2(5-x)-(-2)(x-3) = -(3x-4)?