15x+27(x-5)=159

Simple and best practice solution for 15x+27(x-5)=159 equation. Check how easy it is, and learn it for the future. Our solution is simple, and easy to understand, so don`t hesitate to use it as a solution of your homework.

If it's not what You are looking for type in the equation solver your own equation and let us solve it.

Solution for 15x+27(x-5)=159 equation:


Simplifying
15x + 27(x + -5) = 159

Reorder the terms:
15x + 27(-5 + x) = 159
15x + (-5 * 27 + x * 27) = 159
15x + (-135 + 27x) = 159

Reorder the terms:
-135 + 15x + 27x = 159

Combine like terms: 15x + 27x = 42x
-135 + 42x = 159

Solving
-135 + 42x = 159

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '135' to each side of the equation.
-135 + 135 + 42x = 159 + 135

Combine like terms: -135 + 135 = 0
0 + 42x = 159 + 135
42x = 159 + 135

Combine like terms: 159 + 135 = 294
42x = 294

Divide each side by '42'.
x = 7

Simplifying
x = 7

See similar equations:

| -8(8+12)=480 | | -3-8y=20 | | 4x(2)=y | | (7y+4)-(3+6y)=6 | | 4(2x-5)=32-4(x-2) | | -3x-154=116-12x | | 2y-4-6y+1= | | secx=1+tanx | | 25x-x^2=100 | | 8y(-6y-18)=0 | | x^2+-8x+20=0 | | 2(b+3)-(9+b)=-2 | | -23-5x=-4x+6 | | (8x^2)+3x=-7 | | 29x-x^2=100 | | (8+x)(10+x)=99 | | .17x+.5(x-3)=.01(2x-5) | | 2x(2-3.2)=-8.8 | | -18x^2-24x+10=0 | | x^3-7x^2-2x-15=x^2+1 | | 10x+(3x+11)=180 | | 0=42a^2+55a-25 | | 4w^2+19w+12=0 | | 38y+y^2=24 | | 2x/5-6=x | | 2w+2h+l=p | | .5x-7=.75x-.83-.25x-6.17 | | 6[-y-1]-12=0 | | .5x-7=.75x-.83-.255x-6.17 | | -3y^2+5y=2 | | 6n-16=-4n | | -4(4b+3)+(17b-2)=0 |

Equations solver categories