8(x-10)=5(x-20)-50

Solution for 8(x-10)=5(x-20)-50 equation:

8(x-10)=5(x-20)-50

We move all terms to the left:

8(x-10)-(5(x-20)-50)=0

We multiply parentheses

8x-(5(x-20)-50)-80=0


We calculate terms in parentheses: -(5(x-20)-50), so:

5(x-20)-50

We multiply parentheses

5x-100-50

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

5x-150

Back to the equation:

-(5x-150)


We get rid of parentheses

8x-5x+150-80=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

3x+70=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

3x=-70

x=-70/3

x=-23+1/3