Question

one variable equations help?

Answer 1

ooking back at an old concept i could never understand and its been 6 hours and i still can't fully understand i get the basic questions ezpz but then the big ones come in like -2 (x+1) =5x+4-X and i trip up every time

Answer 2

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Answer 3

you seem not to be so stuck!

Answer 4

What do you mean?

Answer 5

I just can't grasp what x you are getting at? it is x or X? it is a one-variable equation or two-variable??

Answer 6

no its a one variable…but i didn't realized i made it capital X should bne lower case mb

Answer 7

Well its ok I'm probably just explaining it wrong… oh well ill just look in the textbooks for the 8th time XDDD

Answer 8

-2(x + 1) = 5x + 4 - x
-2x - 2 = (5x - x) + 4
-2x - 2 = 4x + 4

adding +2x to both sides:

+2x -2x - 2 = 2x + 4x + 4
-2 = 6x + 4

adding -4 to both sides:

-4 - 2 = 6x + 4 - 4
-6 = 6x -->x = -1

Answer 9

i have a question

Answer 10

when something says to add you always subtract and the same for multiplication and division?

Answer 11

@k142 you get what I'm saying?