Question
Solve the equation
c=0
Evaluate
5(2c−3)=3(3c−5)
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Evaluate
5(2c−3)
Apply the distributive property
5×2c−5×3
Multiply the numbers
10c−5×3
Multiply the numbers
10c−15
10c−15=3(3c−5)
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Evaluate
3(3c−5)
Apply the distributive property
3×3c−3×5
Multiply the numbers
9c−3×5
Multiply the numbers
9c−15
10c−15=9c−15
Move the expression to the left side
10c−15−(9c−15)=0
Solution
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Add the terms
10c−15−(9c−15)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
10c−15−9c+15
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
10c−9c
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(10−9)c
Subtract the numbers
c
c−15+15
Since two opposites add up to 0,remove them form the expression
c
c=0
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