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3 years ago

Solve: -2(1-6x)=(-5+8)

2 answers:

6 0

You use the distributive property to simplify:

-2+12x (two negatives equal a positive)=-5+8

Now we add like terms:
-2+12x=3

Next we add -2 to both sides to separate the variable:

12x=5

x=5/12

I hope this helps!

lakkis [162]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

$x=\frac{5}{12}$

Step-by-step explanation:

-2(1-6x)=(-5+8)

⇔

-2+12x=3

⇔

12x = 3+2

⇔

12x = 5

⇔

x = 5/12

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