−47 times a number minus 37 is equal to 32 less than the number

Answer 1

-47x -37 = x - 32 PEMDAS order of operations has M before S, so multiply -47 and x, then subtract 37

48x =-37+32 = -5

x = -5/48

check the answer by plugging it back into the original equation

/-47(-5/48) -37 = -5/48 -32

235/48 -1776/48 = -5/48 -1536/48

-1541/48 = -1541/48

or possibly the problem was intended to be the following (but it's not written that way)

-47(x-37) = x-32

-47x + +1739 = x-32

48x = 1771

x = 1771/48 = 36 43/48