Question

Solve -2(x - 1) = 16 Help Please

Answer 1

First thing I would do: divide both sides by -2. What do you get with that one step?

Answer 2

-3x -2 =16

Answer 3

x=-8

Answer 4

No, you're doing something else here and that's ok. You are expanding out the brackets. If you do that you get, after that one step:

-2x -(-2) = 16

Hence

-2x + 2 = 16

Can you solve it now?

Answer 5

@RobZBHayes Your answer is wrong. And in any case, please do not ever give just an answer without showing working.

Answer 6

ya thanks the answer should be -7

Answer 7

Right.

Answer 8

The first thing you would have to do is use the distributive property and multiply -2 by x and -2 by -1, that would give you -2x+2=16, then you would subtract 2 from sixteen giving you -2x=14, then you would divide 14 by -2 to give you x=-7. I hope that helps

Answer 9

thanks you

Answer 10

Yes you're right @JamesJ, however if you look at my explanation I corrected my work and explained how to get there. Does that make you feel better?