Pre-Algebra Examples

$10 x - 5 (x - 2) = 5 x + 5$

Step 1

Simplify $10 x - 5 (x - 2)$ .

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Step 1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$10 x - 5 x - 5 \cdot - 2 = 5 x + 5$

Step 1.1.2

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 2$ .

$10 x - 5 x + 10 = 5 x + 5$

Step 1.2

Subtract $5 x$ from $10 x$ .

$5 x + 10 = 5 x + 5$

Step 2

Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.

No solution

Step 3