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Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x

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Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x [#permalink] New post   29 May 2014, 01:52
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If \(5x + 32 = 4 - 2x\), what is the value of x?

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(B) -3
(C) 4
(D) 7
(E) 12
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Re: Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x [#permalink] New post   05 Apr 2016, 14:46
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Re: Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x [#permalink] New post   07 Jun 2017, 07:12
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How did you get -4. Please show you work.
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Re: Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2017, 07:41
leonidbasin1 wrote:
rampragash wrote:
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How did you get -4. Please show you work.


Easy algebra.

If we start from \(5x + 32 = 4 - 2x\), we can sum 2x on both sides and subtract 32 on both sides to get \(7x = -28\). Then, dividing both sides by 7 we get \(x = -4\). Answer A!
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