Here's the correct solution. Find your errors and why you made them. Lots of times things don't divide evenly, so gah, you just get a fraction, that's all: 6x - 24 + 4x = -2x + 6 10x - 24 = -2x + 6 12x - 24 = 6 + 24 +24 12x = 30 12x = 30 x =x = Check: Edwin