## anonymous one year ago Help please? Solve -4(x+10) - 6 = -3(x-2)

1. anonymous

-40 -46 -52 52

2. SydtheKid913

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3. anonymous

Hi

4. SydtheKid913

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5. SydtheKid913

first thing's first. which one do you think it is and why?

6. anonymous

B bc im not good in math :/

7. SydtheKid913

Lol okay give me a sec to work it out :)

8. SydtheKid913

hmmm this is a tough one I know we have to get x by itself so we'd add 6 to both sides then divide 4 (or multiply .25) to both sides which would leave us with x+10=3(x-2)\4

9. anonymous

Okay........

10. SydtheKid913

what do you think we should do next?

11. anonymous

Um......... divide 4 from both sides?

12. SydtheKid913

:) I did that what do you think 3(x-2)/4 would be?

13. anonymous

Idk!!! I'm so stupid!!!!

14. SydtheKid913

neither do I actually... I remember they taught me this trick where you can just multiply 1/4 and flip it so it would be 4/1 or something. Ya know what why don't we try plugging in all four of your choices and see which one works then we can reverse the problem and see what we did wrong?

15. anonymous

I trust you :D

16. SydtheKid913

:D I tried to hack ur gmail tho xP

17. anonymous

Why???

18. SydtheKid913

jk jk it was just ur insta LOL

19. anonymous

You had me worry for a sec there

20. SydtheKid913

Naahhh I only hack with permission ;)

21. anonymous

lol :)

22. anonymous

I still have no idea what the answer is. I'm gonna fail my pretest

23. SydtheKid913

It's not A cause that's 164=118

24. anonymous

k......

25. SydtheKid913

It's not B cause that's 188=136

26. anonymous

It's either C or D

27. SydtheKid913

It's not D I'm checking C now

28. anonymous

Okay :)

29. SydtheKid913

YUUUUUUUUUUUS IT'S D

30. SydtheKid913

I found a site that'll show us the steps :)

31. anonymous

Cool. Thx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

32. SydtheKid913

http://www.tiger-algebra.com/drill/-4(x_10)-6=-3(x-2)/ I worked them out on paper then typed it in here for the correct steps. I hope it helps :D

33. anonymous

Thank you so much!!!!!!!

34. anonymous

i got a 41% :(

35. SydtheKid913

Nuuu :( did you get that one right?

36. anonymous

yes

37. SydtheKid913

yay :/

38. anonymous

:/

39. SydtheKid913

:/ was it timed?

40. anonymous

No

41. SydtheKid913

lucky duck mine is :'(

42. anonymous

I'm sorry :(

43. SydtheKid913

it's k! this was one of my least favorite topics in 8th grade it's not so bad in 9th tho after you've done it once :)

44. anonymous

I've never liked math. Too complicated for me

45. SydtheKid913

aww :(

46. anonymous

Yea

47. SydtheKid913

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48. anonymous

Messages??

49. SydtheKid913

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50. SydtheKid913

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52. anonymous

Cool!!!!!