Pre-Algebra Examples

$6 (x + 1) - 5 x = - 8$

Step 1

Simplify $6 (x + 1) - 5 x$ .

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Step 1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$6 x + 6 \cdot 1 - 5 x = - 8$

Step 1.1.2

Multiply $6$ by $1$ .

$6 x + 6 - 5 x = - 8$

Step 1.2

Subtract $5 x$ from $6 x$ .

$x + 6 = - 8$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $6$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = - 8 - 6$

Step 2.2

Subtract $6$ from $- 8$ .

$x = - 14$