<PRE><B>Question 1012241</B>
2 = 5(x-4) - (x-6)


remove parentheses to get 2 = 5x - 20 - x + 6


combine like terms to get 2 = 4x - 14.


add 14 to both sides of the equaton to get 2 + 14 = 4x


simplify to get 16 = 4x.


divide both sides of the equation by 4 to get x = 4.


replace x with 4 in your original equation to get 2 = 5(x-4) - (x-6) becomes 2 = 5(4-4) - (4-6) which becomes 2 = 5*0 - (-2) which becomes 2 = 0 + 2 which becomes 2 = 2, confirming the solution is correct.








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