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## anonymous 5 years ago 7 − (5 − 8x) = 4x + 3 anyone help with distributive properties i get this far, then blank out.. 35-56x =4x+3

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1. Owlfred

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2. anonymous

$7-(5-8x)=4x+3$ $7-5+8x=4x+3$ $2+8x=4x+3$ $8x-4x=3-1$ $4x=2$ $x=\frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}$

3. anonymous

step 1, remove parentheses distributing the minus sign. step 2, combine like terms 7-5=2 step 3, subtract 4x from both sides and subtract 2 from both sides step 4 , divide by 2

4. anonymous

oops i made a mistake! $2+8x=4x+3$ $8x-4x=3-1$ $4x=1$ $x=\frac{1}{4}$

5. anonymous

for some reason i cannot type a 2 is is 8x-4x=3-2

6. anonymous

4x=1 x=1/4

7. anonymous

i have that as the answer 1/4, i just get hung up on d prop thank you so much...

8. anonymous

welcome! sorry about the error

9. anonymous

i thought i multiplied 7 & 5 then 7 & 8 when distributing the prop

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