What is -4(x-2)=-2(x-17/2) And i need a step by step equation please

8 - 4 x = -(2 x - 17)

Step-by-step explanation:

Solve for x:

-4 (x - 2) = -2 (x - 17/2)

Hint: | Put the fractions in x - 17/2 over a common denominator.

Put each term in x - 17/2 over the common denominator 2: x - 17/2 = (2 x)/2 - 17/2:

-4 (x - 2) = -2(2 x)/2 - 17/2

Hint: | Combine (2 x)/2 - 17/2 into a single fraction.

(2 x)/2 - 17/2 = (2 x - 17)/2:

-4 (x - 2) = -21/2 (2 x - 17)

Hint: | In (-2 (2 x - 17))/2, divide -2 in the numerator by 2 in the denominator.

(-2)/2 = (2 (-1))/2 = -1:

-4 (x - 2) = -1 (2 x - 17)

Hint: | Write the linear polynomial on the left hand side in standard form.

Expand out terms of the left hand side:

8 - 4 x = -(2 x - 17)

75

step-by-step explanation:

you do x-29=46 (the number of cantaloupes sold)

in order to find x, you have to find what minus 29 equals 46, meaning you'd have to add 29 to 46.

29+46=75

if you replace x with 75, the equation looks like:

75-29=46

x=75