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

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-07T23:00:19

See the entire solution process below:

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.

How do you solve 5(-3x - 2) - x + 3 = -4(4x + 5) + 135(-3x - 2) - x + 3 = -4(4x + 5) + 13?