Can someone help me with this? -25+4(2x+5)= - 61?

Answer 1

4(2x + 5) = - 36
2x + 5 = - 9
2x = - 14
x = - 7

Answer 2

implifying
-25 + 4(2x + 5) = -61

Reorder the terms:
-25 + 4(5 + 2x) = -61
-25 + (5 * 4 + 2x * 4) = -61
-25 + (20 + 8x) = -61

Combine like terms: -25 + 20 = -5
-5 + 8x = -61

Solving
-5 + 8x = -61

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 5 + 8x = -61 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + 8x = -61 + 5
8x = -61 + 5

Combine like terms: -61 + 5 = -56
8x = -56

Divide each side by '8'.
x = -7

Simplifying
x = -7

Answer 3

Step 1:-25+4(2x+5)= - 61

Step 2: -25+25+4(2x+5)=-61+25

Step 3: 4(2x+5)=-36 {the 25s cancel each other out}

Step 4: 8x+20=-36

Step 5: 8x+20-20=-36-20

Step 6: 8x=-56 {divide each side by 8}

Step 7: x=-7



Isnt it funny how we all did it different ways but we all came up with the same answer? proof that math isnt an exact science

Answer 4

you have to expand the stuff in the brackets first:
4(2x + 5) = 8X + 20
and then combine like terms -- move all the constants to the Right Hand Side and leave the variable (8x) on the left:
8x = -61 + 25 - 20
8x = -56
x = -7

Answer 5

-25+4(2x+5)= -61
-25+8x+20= -61
8x-5= -61
8x= -56
x = -7

Answer 6

-25 + 4(2x+5) = -61

add 25 to both sides

4(2x+5) = -36

divide both sides by 4

2x+5 = -9

subtract 5 from both sides

2x = -14

divide both sides by 2

x = -7

ta-da!

Answer 7

Add 25 to the right and left sides
4(2x+5)=-36
Divide by 4
2X+5=-9
Subtract 5
2X=-14
Divide by 2
X=-7

Answer 8

-25 + 4(2x+5) = -61

4(2x+5) = -36

2x + 5 = -9

2x = -14

x = -7

Answer 9

-25+4(2x+5)= - 61
4(2x+5)= - 61+25
4(2x+5)=-36
(2x+5)=-36/4
(2x+5)=-9
2x+5=-9
2x=-9-5
2x=-14
x=-14/2
x=-7

Answer 10

distrubute
-25+8x+20=-61
-5+8x=-61
+5 +5

8x=-56/8
/8

x=-7