Distribute and Combine Like Terms: First, we need to simplify both sides of the equation by distributing the negative signs and combining like terms.On the left side, we distribute the negative sign to both terms inside the parentheses: −7x−4.8=−7x−4.8.On the right side, we distribute the negative sign to both terms inside the parentheses: −x−(x)+1.3=−x−x+1.3=−2x+1.3.Now the equation looks like this: −7x−4.8=−2x+1.3.
Move X Terms to One Side: Next, we want to get all the x terms on one side and the constant terms on the other side. To do this, we can add 2x to both sides of the equation to move the x terms to the left side.-7x - 4.8 + 2x = -2x + 1.3 + 2x\. This simplifies to: \$-5x - 4.8 = 1.3.
Isolate X Term: Now, we want to isolate the x term by moving the constant term on the left side to the right side. We do this by adding 4.8 to both sides of the equation.-5x - 4.8 + 4.8 = 1.3 + 4.8\. This simplifies to: \$-5x = 6.1.
Solve for X: To solve for x, we need to divide both sides of the equation by \(-5").\(-5x / −5 = 6.1 / −5").This simplifies to: x = \(-1.22").
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