Question

How do you solve `5(-3x - 2) - x + 3 = -4(4x + 5) + 13`?

Answer 1

See the entire solution process below:

Explanation:

First, expand all of the terms within parenthesis. Be careful to handle the signs of each individual term correctly:

`(5 xx -3x) + (5 xx -2) - x + 3 = (-4 xx 4x) + (-4 xx 5) + 13`

`-15x - 10 - x + 3 = -16x - 20 + 13`

Next, group and combine like terms:

`-15x - x - 7 = -16x - 7`

`-16x - 7 = -16x - 7`

Because both sides of the equation are equal the answer is"

`x` can be any number or `x` is the set of all numbers.