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this solution does not show all the distributive step............as distributing 8xp and 8x+5. Could you re do the solution to show all the appropriate steps
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There is no reason to distribute 8 to solve this equation. We first divide by 8 to get the variable "free" from the coefficient and then "move" 5 to the other side of the equation.
It is true - you could first distribute 8 , then move the the free term and then divide by the coefficient, but that method is no better than the one used -- there are many ways of solving one problem and we always try to select the most optimal one.