1. solve the equation.
5(x – 4) + 3x – 9x = 6 – (2x + 5) + 8x
step 1: use the distributive property to remove the parentheses. (2 points)

step 2: collect any like terms on both sides of the equation. (2 points)

step 3: bring all variable terms to one side of the equation. (hint: add x to both sides.) (2 points)

step 4: bring all the constant terms to one side. a constant term is a number without a variable. (2 points)

step 5: now solve for x. show your work. (2 points)