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

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Question 130366: if -6(2x+1)=-4x+10, then x =
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-6%282x%2B1%29=-4x%2B10 Start with the given equation



-12x-6=-4x%2B10 Distribute


-12x=-4x%2B10%2B6Add 6 to both sides


-12x%2B4x=10%2B6 Add 4x to both sides


-8x=10%2B6 Combine like terms on the left side


-8x=16 Combine like terms on the right side


x=%2816%29%2F%28-8%29 Divide both sides by -8 to isolate x



x=-2 Divide

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Answer:
So our answer is x=-2