SOLUTION: -20=-4x-6x

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Question 573056: -20=-4x-6x
Answer by mathsmiles(68) About Me  (Show Source):
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-20=-4X - 6X

Let's make this look simpler by doing something to make this problem friendlier.
Multiply both sides by -1

-1(-20) = -1(-4X - 6X)
20 = 4X + 6X. Ahhhh, that's better
20 = 10X
Divide both sides by 10 giving ...
2 = X