SOLUTION: -2(3x-4) = -2x+2

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Question 791947: -2(3x-4) = -2x+2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2%283x-4%29=-2x%2B2 Start with the given equation.


-6x%2B8=-2x%2B2 Distribute.


-6x=-2x%2B2-8 Subtract 8 from both sides.


-6x%2B2x=2-8 Add 2x to both sides.


-4x=2-8 Combine like terms on the left side.


-4x=-6 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-6%29%2F%28-4%29 Divide both sides by -4 to isolate x.


x=3%2F2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=3%2F2