SOLUTION: Enter the value for x that makes the equation –2x – 1.5(4 – x) = 20 – 3x true.

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Question 1018827: Enter the value for x that makes the equation –2x – 1.5(4 – x) = 20 – 3x true.


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–2x – 1.5(4 – x) = 20 – 3x
-2x-6+1.5x=20-3x
-.5x-6=20-3x
2.5x=26
x=10.4
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-20.8-1.5(-6.4)=20-31.2
-20.8+9.6=-11.2, and this is correct