SOLUTION: if -6(2x+1)=-4x+10, then x =

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Question 130441: if -6(2x+1)=-4x+10, then x =
Found 2 solutions by ilana, checkley71:
Answer by ilana(307) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have a linear equation and you need to solve for x. So you need to get an x alone on one side of the equal sign and a number alone on the other.
Start by distributing on the left:
-12x-6=-4x+10
Now add 6 to both sides to get the numbers all on the right:
-12x=-4x+10+6
Simplify the right:
-12x=-4x+16
Add 4x to both sides to get all of the x terms on the left:
-12x+4x=16
Simplify the left:
-8x=16
Divide both sides by -8 to get x alone:
x=-2

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-6(2X+1)=-4X+10
-12X-6=-4X+10
-12X+4X=10+6
-8X=16
X=16/-8
X=-2 ANSWER.