SOLUTION: Solve. 6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2

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Question 72515: Solve.
6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x+%2B+4%2A%283x-2%29=+6%2Ax+%2B+2
6x+%2B+4%2A3x+-+4%2A2+=+6%2Ax+%2B+2Distribute
18%2Ax+-+8=6%2Ax+%2B+2 Add like terms
18%2Ax-6x+=2%2B+8 Subtract 6x from both sides, and add 8 to both sides, this gets all x terms to one side.
12%2Ax+=+10Divide
x+=+10%2F12Simplify
x+=+5%2F6
Check:
6%285%2F6%29+%2B+4%283%285%2F6%29-2%29+=+6%285%2F6%29+%2B+2
5+%2B+4%2A%285%2F2-2%29+=+5+%2B+2
5+%2B+4%2A%285%2F2%29+-+4%2A2+=+7
5+%2B+2%2A5+-+8+=+7
5%2B10-8=7
7=7 answer works