Question

Solve (x-6)-(2x-10)=2

Answer 1

expand brackets.
x-6-2x+20 = 2
collect like terms
-x + 14 = 2
-x = -12
x = ??? (you can do this)

Answer 2

i got .5

Answer 3

@marixoxo76 do u get it?

Answer 4

and it's not 0.5

Answer 5

yes i got it it's 6 thanks

Answer 6

hmmm

Answer 7

@marixoxo76 , 6 is wrong.

Answer 8

for these type of questions you can check if you are right by substituting the value u found in the end. You said x=6 but u get -2 not 2 so it is wrong.

Answer 9

jay when ya 1st put the equation in you havex-6-2x+20 = 2 but how did you get +20?

Answer 10

i got +10

Answer 11

oh woops sorry, I thought I saw a 2 there, I'm going blind.

Answer 12

expand brackets.
x-6-2x+10 = 2
collect like terms
-x + 4 = 2
-x = -2
x = ??? (you can do this)

Answer 13

its .5 isnt it?

Answer 14

yea im pretty sure its .5

Answer 15

I told u already that is wrong and you can test it urself by substituting that value of x=0.5 into the original equation.

Answer 16

oh my bad i was doing vice versa its 2