Solve -4(175+x)=18

$$-4(175+x)=18$$

Solve for x

$$x = -\frac{359}{2} = -179\frac{1}{2} = -179.5$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Divide both sides by -4.

$$175+x=\frac{18}{-4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$175+x=-\frac{9}{2}$$

Subtract 175 from both sides.

$$x=-\frac{9}{2}-175$$

Convert 175 to fraction \frac{350}{2}.

$$x=-\frac{9}{2}-\frac{350}{2}$$

Since -\frac{9}{2} and \frac{350}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$x=\frac{-9-350}{2}$$

Subtract 350 from -9 to get -359.

$$x=-\frac{359}{2}$$