How do you solve $-5( x - 3) = - 25$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-14T20:00:24

$x=8$

Expanding we get

$-5x+15=-25$ subtracting $15$ from both sides

$-5x=-40$

dividing by $-5$

so $x=8$

Answer 2 · 2018-07-14T20:06:34

$x=8$

To solve the equation we need to isolate the $x$

$-5(color(blue)(x)-3) =-25$

Divide both sides by $-5$

$(-5(color(blue)(x)-3))/-5 =(-25)/(-5)$

$color(white)(xxxx)color(blue)(x)-3 =5$

$color(white)(xxxxxxx)x = 5+3$

$color(white)(xxxxxxx)x=8$

How do you solve -5( x - 3) = - 25-5( x - 3) = - 25?