Question

4(x − 1) = 2(x + 2) + 6

Answer 1

Solve for x right?

Answer 2

yeah

Answer 3

Start by distributing\[4(x-1)=2(x+2)+6\]\[4x-4=2x+4+6\]

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

Now solve for x

Answer 6

That means we want x to be by itself and the rest of the numbers to be on the other side. What should be the next step?

Answer 7

combine like terms

Answer 8

right ?

Answer 9

Yes!

Answer 10

\[4x−4=2x+4+6 \]\[4x-2x−4=2x-2x+4+6 \]\[2x−4=4+6 \]

Answer 11

Now that we have the x on the left hand side let's keep it there. Now we want to get rid of that -4 in the left hand side so we need to add 4 to both sides What do we get after that?

Answer 12

divid 2 from x

Answer 13

Yes what's the answer then?

Answer 14

x = 7 ?

Answer 15

Yes good job!!