Question

Which value of x is a solution of the equation 4(x + 3) - 10 =6 (x -2)

Answer 1

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$\large\textsf{4(x + 3) - 10 = 6(x -2)}\\\large\textsf{4(x) + 4(3) - 10 = 6(x) + 6(-2)}\\\large\textsf{4x + 12 - 10 = 6x - 12}\\\large\textsf{4x + 2 = 6x - 12}\\\large\text{SUBTRACT 6x to BOTH SIDES}\\\large\textsf{4x + 2 - 6x = 6x - 12 - 6x}\\\large\text{SIMPLIFY IT!}\\\large\text{NEW EQUATION: \textsf{-2x + 2 = -12}}\\\large\text{SUBTRACT 2 to BOTH SIDES}\\\large\textsf{-2x + 2 - 2 = 6x - 12 - 6x}\\\large\text{SIMPLIFY IT!}\\\large\textsf{-2x = -14}\\\large\text{DIVIDE -2 to BOTH SIDES}$

$\mathsf{\dfrac{-2x}{-2}= \dfrac{-14}{-2}}\\\large\text{CANCEL out: }\rm{\dfrac{-2}{-2}}\large\text{ because it gives you 1}\\\large\text{KEEP: }\rm{\dfrac{-14}{-2}}\large\text{ because it helps solve for the x-value}\\\large\text{NEW EQUATION: }\mathsf{x = \dfrac{-14}{-2}}\\\large\text{SIMPLIFY IT!}\\\large\textsf{x = 7}\\\\\\\huge\boxed{\text{Therefore, your answer is: \boxed{\textsf{x = 7}}}}\huge\checkmark$

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