How do you solve this 2 step equation: - 12 (x+5) = 144

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Alisa Williamson

Mathematics

23 August, 17:20

How do you solve this 2 step equation: - 12 (x+5) = 144

give me a step by step and ill mark u as brainliest

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Kadin Dougherty · Answer 1

First you have to distribute the - 12 to the x and 5. So you would get - 12x - 60=144. Then you add 60 to each side and get - 12x=204. Then divide 204 by - 12 and you get the answer of x=-17.

Evangeline Lambert · Answer 2

-12 (x+5) = 144

(use distributive property) - 12x + (-60) = 144

+60 + 60

-12x=204

-204 - 204

-12x-204=0

+12x + 12x

-204=12x

-204/12 12x/12

-17=x

x=-17

How do you solve this 2 step equation: - 12 (x+5) = 144give me a step by step and ill mark u as brainliest

How do you solve this 2 step equation: - 12 (x+5) = 144

give me a step by step and ill mark u as brainliest