SOLUTION: 2(6k-1)=38

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Question 984690: 2(6k-1)=38
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2(6k-1)=38
12k-2=38 by distributing the 2 over both terms in the parentheses
12k=40
k=40/12 or 3 1/3
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Check 6*3 (1/3)=18+2=20
2(20-1)=2*19=38