SOLUTION: Help! Equation: -3(4x+1)+6x=4(2x-6) I came up with x=-2.1 Is that right?

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Equation:
-3(4x+1)+6x=4(2x-6)
I came up with x=-2.1
Is that right?

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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=1.5.
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  • Text form: -3*(4x+1)+6x=4*(2x-6) simplifies to 0=0
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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-4%2A%282%2Ax-6%29+%29
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Expanded term -3 by using associative property on %284%2Ax%2B1%29
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Multiplied numerator integers
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Moved -3 to the right of expression
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+-12%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+6%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%28-12%2B6%29%2Ax+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Removed extra sign in front of -6
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+6+%29
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Expanded term -4 by using associative property on %282%2Ax-6%29
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Multiplied numerator integers
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Added fractions or integers together
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+-6%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+-8%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%28-6-8%29%2Ax+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Removed extra sign in front of -14
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+14+%29
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+-14%2Ax%2B21=0+%29 equivalent to -14*x+21 =0
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Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=1.5.

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