Question 69972
{{{(2/3)(x-4)=3(x+6)}}}  multiply both sides by 3

{{{2(x-4)=9(x+6)}}}  get rid of parens

{{{2x-8=9x+54}}}  subtract 9x from and add 8 to both sides of the eq

{{{2x-9x-8+8=9x-9x+54+8}}}  collect like terms

{{{-7x=62}}}  divide both sides by -7
{{{x=-62/7=-8.857}}}


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{{{(2/3)(x-4)=3(x+6)}}}  
{{{(2/3)(-8.857-4)=3(-8.857+6)}}} 
{{{(2/3)(-12.857)=3(-2.857)}}} 
{{{-8.571=-8.571}}} 


Hope this helps---ptaylor