document.write( "Question 86848: solve and check
\n" ); document.write( "6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2 \n" ); document.write( "
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solve and check
\n" ); document.write( "6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply what's inside the brackets:
\n" ); document.write( "6x + 12x - 8 = 6x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "18x - 8 = 6x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 6x from both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "18x - 6x - 8 = 2
\n" ); document.write( "Add 8 to both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "12x = 2 + 8
\n" ); document.write( "12x = 10
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10/12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5/6
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\n" ); document.write( "Check by substituting 5/6 for x in the original equation:
\n" ); document.write( "6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "6(5/6) + 4(3(5/6) - 2) = 6(5/6) + 2
\n" ); document.write( "Cancel into the denominators:
\n" ); document.write( "5 + 4((5/2) - 2) = 5 + 2
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply what's inside the brackets
\n" ); document.write( "5 + 20/2 - 8 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "5 + 10 - 8 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "15 - 8 = 7; proves our solution
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