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Question
Solve the equation
x=−3
Evaluate
5x−4(x−1)=1
Move the expression to the left side
5x−4(x−1)−1=0
Calculate
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Evaluate
5x−4(x−1)−1
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−4(x−1)
Apply the distributive property
−4x−(−4×1)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4x−(−4)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−4x+4
5x−4x+4−1
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
5x−4x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(5−4)x
Subtract the numbers
x
x+4−1
Subtract the numbers
x+3
x+3=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
x=0−3
Solution
x=−3
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Rewrite the equation
x=−3
Evaluate
5x−4(x−1)=1
Evaluate
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Evaluate
5x−4(x−1)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−4(x−1)
Apply the distributive property
−4x−(−4×1)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4x−(−4)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−4x+4
5x−4x+4
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
5x−4x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(5−4)x
Subtract the numbers
x
x+4
x+4=1
Solution
x=−3
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