What are the two ways to solve for x and get rid of the parentheses in $2(5x+9)=78$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-10T20:13:20

Method 1: Distribute

Method 2: Divide both sides by two

$x=6$

Method 1: Distribute

In the equation, you can just distribute like this:

$2(5x+9)=78,10x+18=78,x=6$

Method 2: Divide both sides by two

Another way is just to divide both sides of the equation like this:

$2(5x+9)=78,5x+9=39,x=6$

In both ways, you get $x=6$

What are the two ways to solve for x and get rid of the parentheses in 2(5x+9)=782(5x+9)=78?