Question
Solve the equation
x=−163942
Alternative Form
x≈−5.779141
Evaluate
(−87x)−121−(5×6x)(610)=13
Remove the parentheses
(−87x)−121−5×6x(610)=13
Simplify
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Evaluate
(−87x)−121−5×6x(610)
Cancel out the common factor 2
(−87x)−121−5×6x×35
Remove the parentheses
−87x−121−5×6x×35
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
−5×6x×35
Multiply the terms
−325×6x
Multiply the terms
−1825x
−87x−121−1825x
−87x−121−1825x=13
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(−87x−121−1825x)×72=13×72
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(−87x−121−1825x)×72
Apply the distributive property
−87x×72−121×72−1825x×72
Simplify
−7x×9−6−25x×4
Multiply the numbers
−63x−6−25x×4
Multiply the numbers
−63x−6−100x
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
−63x−100x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−63−100)x
Subtract the numbers
−163x
−163x−6
−163x−6=13×72
Simplify the equation
−163x−6=936
Move the constant to the right side
−163x=936+6
Add the numbers
−163x=942
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
163x=−942
Divide both sides
163163x=163−942
Divide the numbers
x=163−942
Solution
x=−163942
Alternative Form
x≈−5.779141
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Rewrite the equation
163x=−942
Evaluate
(−87x)−(121)−(5×6x)(610)=13
Evaluate
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Evaluate
(−87x)−121−(5×6x)(610)
Remove the parentheses
(−87x)−121−5×6x(610)
Cancel out the common factor 2
(−87x)−121−5×6x×35
Remove the parentheses
−87x−121−5×6x×35
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
−5×6x×35
Multiply the terms
−325×6x
Multiply the terms
−1825x
−87x−121−1825x
−87x−121−1825x=13
Rewrite the expression
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Evaluate
−1825x
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
18−25x
Reduce the fraction
−1825x
−87x−121−1825x=13
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
−163x−6=936
Move the constant to the right side
−163x=942
Solution
163x=−942
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