So you would distribute what's in the parenthesis and end up with 4x-2x-6=x+1, then you combine like terms and end up with 2x-6=x+1, now you can add 6 to both sides or subtract 1 both sides (basically anything goes for this step just make sure you apply the same thing on both sides) so I'll add 6 and continue just to show you... then you end up with 2x=x+7 then you subtract 1x on both sides to get x=7. sorry it's a lot hopefully you get it know!
First distribute 4x-2x-6=x+1 Then combine like terms 2x-6=x+1 Subtract one from both sides 2x-7=x Subtract the 2x -7=-x Divide both side by negative 1 7=x
