SOLUTION: how do you solve this equation 3x+6-1x=6+3x-8

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Question 665628: how do you solve this equation
3x+6-1x=6+3x-8
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Starting with
3x + 6 - 1x = 6 + 3x - 8
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Group like terms: get x onto one side
3x + 6 - 1x highlight%28-3x%29 = 6 +cross%283x%29 - 8 - cross%28-3x%29
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3x + 6 - 1x - 3x = 6 - 8
3x +cross%286%29 - 1x - 3x cross%28-6%29 = 6 - 8 highlight%28-6%29
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3x - 1x - 3x = 6 - 8 - 6
Combine like terms
-1x = -8
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Divide both sides by -1
cross%28-1%29x%2Fcross%28-1%29+=+%28-8%29%2F-1
highlight%28x+=+8%29
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Check
cartoon%28%0D%0A3%288%29+%2B+6+-+1%288%29%2C18+%2B+6+-+8%2C+16%29
cartoon%28%0D%0A6+%2B+3%288%29+-+8%2C+6+%2B+18+-+8%2C+16%29
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