Question
$$-4(5x-1)+5x-5 = 14$$
Answer
$$ x = -1 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} -4(5x-1)+5x-5 &= 14&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-(20x-4)+5x-5 &= 14&& \\[1 em]-20x+4+5x-5 &= 14&& \\[1 em]-15x-1 &= 14&& \text{ move -1 to the right } \\[1 em]-15x &= 14+1&& \\[1 em]-15x &= 15&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -15 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{15}{15}&& \\[1 em]x &= -1&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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