Question

Equation : 2(12-8x)=x-11x

Answer 1

Do you have any ideas on how to begin?

Answer 2

Yes I do

Answer 3

What do you think?

Answer 4

I know how it's just the appear I have gives u the answer I don't know what I am doing wrongs

Answer 5

ok well, will you walk through what you are doing and I'll tell you, please?

Answer 6

Show every step no matter how small

Answer 7

Ok I think that u would distribute first

Answer 8

good and what do you get?

Answer 9

24-16x=x-11x

Answer 10

good, so next

Answer 11

I think add 11x

Answer 12

show me?

Answer 13

16x+11x

Answer 14

Stop, that's the spot

Answer 15

you have : \[24-16x=x-11x\]\[24-16x+11x=x-11x+11x\]
Can you simplify that?

Answer 16

No????

Answer 17

Where is the confusion?

Answer 18

Ok so u can't simplify it u would have to subtract 11x from 16x

Answer 19

you can simplify it, and you add because 11x is positive

Answer 20

Ok that's what I thought then u would get 27x

Answer 21

no, is it -16x or 16x

Answer 22

Ok yeah then u would get 24=6x

Answer 23

uhm... no

Answer 24

ex. 4x+5x=9x
4x-5x=-x
-4x+5x=x

Answer 25

Yeah if you subtract. 16x from both sides instead of 11x

Answer 26

no... you just do what I wrote

Answer 27

\[24−16x+11x=x−11x+11x\]
Simplify this using the above ex.

Answer 28

24-27x=x

Answer 29

how are you getting -27?