Question
Solve the equation
u=−1932500
Alternative Form
u≈−12.953368
Evaluate
−125(−2u−20)=3(u×19)
Remove the parentheses
−125(−2u−20)=3u×19
Multiply the terms
−125(−2u−20)=57u
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
−125(−2u−20)
Apply the distributive property
−125(−2u)−(−125×20)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
−125(−2)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
125×2
Multiply the numbers
250
250u−(−125×20)
Multiply the numbers
250u−(−2500)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
250u+2500
250u+2500=57u
Move the variable to the left side
250u+2500−57u=0
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
250u−57u
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(250−57)u
Subtract the numbers
193u
193u+2500=0
Move the constant to the right side
193u=0−2500
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
193u=−2500
Divide both sides
193193u=193−2500
Divide the numbers
u=193−2500
Solution
u=−1932500
Alternative Form
u≈−12.953368
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