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soumya1989

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

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]

05 Apr 2016, 14:46

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Re: Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x [#permalink]

07 Jun 2017, 07:12

rampragash wrote:

-4

How did you get -4. Please show you work.

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Re: Practice Question #1- Solve 5x + 32 = 4 - 2x [#permalink]

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!