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50-40x+8x=7x
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by 5-4x.
50-32x=7x
Combine -40x and 8x to get -32x.
50-32x-7x=0
Subtract 7x from both sides.
50-39x=0
Combine -32x and -7x to get -39x.
-39x=-50
Subtract 50 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-50}{-39}
Divide both sides by -39.
x=\frac{50}{39}
Fraction \frac{-50}{-39} can be simplified to \frac{50}{39} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.