Answer:
x = -4/5
Step-by-step explanation:
Original equation: -(x+4)-3x=x
Remember distributive property allows us to get rid of the parenthesis by bringing a multiplication from outside to inside a parenthesis.
-(x+4) = -x-4
= -x-4-3x=x
Now we combine like terms in this case we have (-x) and (-3x)
= -4x-4=x
Subtract x from both sides
= -4x-4=x
-x -x
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-5x-4=0
Add 4 to both sides
-5x-4=0
+4 +4
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-5x=4
Our final step is to divide both sides by -5
-5x=4
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-5 -5
x = -4/5
Hope this helps!!!
