Question

5x-12=2x+6

Answer 1

Subtract 2x from each side. Add 12 to each side. 3x = 18. Then divide each side by three and you get x = __

Answer 2

\[5x-12=2x+6\] Get the like terms together. Get rid of that 2x on the right by subtracting 2x from both sides. \[5x-2x-12=2x-2x+6\]\[3x-12=6\] Then move that -12 over to the right by adding 12 to both sides.\[3x-12+12=6+12\]\[3x=18\] Divide each side by 3 to get x by itself. \[3x/3 = 18/3\]\[x=6\]