Question

-6(x+6)-10=-2(5+4x)

Answer 1

Assuming you need to solve for x:

-6(x + 6) - 10 = -2(5 + 4x)

start by distributing your numbers outside the front of your parentheses:

-6x - 36 - 10 = -10 - 8x

then combine like terms:

-6x - 46 = -10 - 8x  ... add 10 to both sides (which technically could have cancelled out in the step prior, but regardless)
-6x - 36 = -8x  ... add 6x to both sides
-36 = -2x ... divide both sides by -2
x = 18