Question

Solve: 6x − 2(x + 1) = 3x − 10

8

−8

−12

12



After a discount of 10%, the price of a jacket, including tax, is $70.79. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the jacket without the discount.

x - 0.1x + 0.06(x - 0.1x) = 70.79

What is the price of the jacket without the discount?

$71.74

$74.20

$75.31

$82.31

Answer 1

1st distribute-2 over what is in parentheses

Answer 2

6x-2x?

Answer 3

6x-2x-2=

Answer 4

what about the second one? i got -8 for the first

Answer 5

-8 is correct.

distribute .06 over what's in parentheses

Answer 6

stuck

Answer 7

.06x-(.06)(.1x)