Question
$$-5(-2x-5)+4x+5 = 44$$
Answer
$$ x = 1 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} -5(-2x-5)+4x+5 &= 44&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-(-10x-25)+4x+5 &= 44&& \\[1 em]10x+25+4x+5 &= 44&& \\[1 em]14x+30 &= 44&& \text{ move 30 to the right } \\[1 em]14x &= 44-30&& \\[1 em]14x &= 14&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 14 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{14}{14}&& \\[1 em]x &= 1&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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