SOLUTION: Find the value of x by transportation :2x/3=24+6x

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Question 1208047: Find the value of x by transportation :2x/3=24+6x
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commutative property of addition
2x%2F3-6x=24

multiplicative property of equality
2x-18x=72

reversing the distribution
%282-18%29x=72

simplification
-16x=72

multiplicative property of equality
x=-72%2F16

simplification
x=-4%261%2F2