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Example

3(r+2s)=2t-4

a⋅(b-2)=3b

3(r+2s)=2t-4

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Question

$$- 8 x - 3 ( - x + 1 ) = - 5$$

Solve for x

$x=\frac{2}{5}=0.4$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Use the distributive property to multiply $-3$ by $-x+1$.

$$-8x-3\left(-x\right)-3=-5$$

Multiply $-3$ and $-1$ to get $3$.

$$-8x+3x-3=-5$$

Combine $-8x$ and $3x$ to get $-5x$.

$$-5x-3=-5$$

Add $3$ to both sides.

$$-5x=-5+3$$

Add $-5$ and $3$ to get $-2$.

$$-5x=-2$$

Divide both sides by $-5$.

$$x=\frac{-2}{-5}$$

Fraction $\frac{-2}{-5}$ can be simplified to $\frac{2}{5}$ by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$x=\frac{2}{5}$$