SOLUTION: 0.5(6x-4)=4x-9

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Question 700800: 0.5(6x-4)=4x-9
Answer by jpvn2015(54) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the .5 by the 6x and add it to the product of .5 and -4. Thus, the problem will look like this: 3x - 2 = 4x - 9.
Add "2" to both sides of the equation: 3x = 4x - 7.
Subtract 4x from both sides of the equation: -x = -7 or simply, x = 7.
Thus, x is equal to seven.