Question

An equation is shown below:

5(2x - 8) + 15 = -15


Explain what steps there are to solve the equation.

Answer 1

First you distribute the 5 so the equation becomes 10X-40+15=-15.
Then you combine like terms so the equation becomes 10X-25=-15
Next you want to get X by itself so you add 25 so the equation becomes 10X=10.
Last you'll divide by 10 so X is all by itself. So the answer would be X=1