4(x - 2) + 6 = 2(5x - 6) <em>use distributive property</em>
(4)(x) + (4)(-2) + 6 = (2)(5x) + (2)(-6)
4x - 8 + 6 = 10x - 12
4x - 2 = 10x - 12 <em>add 2 to both sides</em>
4x = 10x - 10 <em>subtract 10 from both sides</em>
-6x = -10 <em>divide both sides by (-6)</em>
x = 10/6
<h3>x = 5/3</h3>
A number patter is a list of numbers that follow a certain pattern like 2,4,6,8,10 is a pattern of 2's
Answer:
x+17
Step-by-step explanation:
Writing this for the sake of adding more characters, but yeah. 'A number' is basically x, add 17....bam! x+17
