Question
Solve the equation
x=45
Evaluate
8x−10x=89
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(8x−10x)×40=89×40
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(8x−10x)×40
Apply the distributive property
8x×40−10x×40
Simplify
x×5−x×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
5x−x×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
5x−4x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(5−4)x
Subtract the numbers
x
x=89×40
Solution
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Evaluate
89×40
Simplify
9×5
Multiply the numbers
45
x=45
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Rewrite the equation
x=45
Evaluate
8x−10x=89
Rewrite the expression
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Evaluate
8x−10x
Reduce the fraction
81x−10x
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
−10x
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
10−x
Reduce the fraction
−101x
81x−101x
81x−101x=89
Solution
x=45
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