parentheses inside paren's: 2[4-2(3-x)]-1 = 4[2(4x-3)+7]-25

[shergoner]

could someone help with this problem? i am stuck and do not understand how to solve.

2[4-2(3-x)]-1=4[2(4x-3)+7]-25

i would appreciate any help you can give me to understand how to solve.

 

[royhaas]

Re: parentheses inside parentheses

Remove inside parentheses first.

 

[stapel]

i would appreciate any help you can give me to understand how to solve.

Apply the order of operations to simplify the parentheses, working from the inside out. Then solve the resulting linear equation.

You should, at some point, arrive at the following:

. . . . .4x - 5 = 32x - 21

:wink:

 

[shergoner]

stapel,

Thank you so much. It was a big help!