Question

Solve the equation. 3x + 2(4x − 6) = 8x + 1 What is the value for x?

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = \frac{13}{3}$  

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

$x=4\frac{1}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The first thing I would do here is distribute.

If we distribute, our equation is now

$3x+8x-12=8x+1$

Then I want to isolate the variable, combining like terms as I go.

$11x-12=8x+1\\3x=13\\x=\frac{13}{3}$

$\frac{13}{3}$ can then be simplified to $4\frac{1}{3}$. So,

$x=4\frac{1}{3}$

Hope this helps!