Question

17. Solve the equation. Show your work.
8x – 12 = 4x + 24

Answer 1

have you attempted this?

Answer 2

I am not good at algebra and yes i have

Answer 3

show me what you have done

Answer 4

It is not that difficult. You are going to get everything on one side of the equation and then solve.

Answer 5

lets see how she goes

Answer 6

8x-12=60
4x+24=60

Answer 7

where did the 60 come from?

Answer 8

I would start by moving the x over to one side.

Answer 9

If I understand the algebra I wouldnt be asking for help. I used a algebra calculator

Answer 10

oh i see......

you need to get the x's to the LHS and the constants to the RHS

Answer 11

Algebra is a critical skill. We understand that you are asking for help, it is just that we don't want to give you the answer. It is important you learn the steps to get to the answer.

Answer 12

I still dont know how to do that
I dont want no one to give me that answer I just want examples how to solve them thats all. I aint asking for someone to give me that answers

Answer 13

in order to remove the 4x from the RHS what do you think we should do?

Answer 14

Look I dont know

Answer 15

Sorry the drawing is not that great but it should get you started

Answer 16

i'll let jtryon assist you

Answer 17

do i take away 8x from the 4x

Answer 18

8x-4x=4x
12+24=36

Answer 19

I am so confused

Answer 20

You have 8x-12 = 4x+24. You are going to subtract 4x from both sides and then we have 4x-12 = 24.

Answer 21

We want to get x by itself so we are going to add 12 to both sides and then solve for x.

Answer 22

Does that make sense?

Answer 23

@MrsPurvis2010

Answer 24

oh ok 8x-12+12=8x
but how do i get 4x+24=12

Answer 25

Ok let us start from the beginning. Your original equation is 8x - 12 = 4x + 24

Answer 26

yes

Answer 27

When we subtract 4x from 4x, those two cancel out and 4x from 8x gives us 4x. So we have 4x - 12 = 24

Answer 28

Do you follow so far?

Answer 29

yea kinda

Answer 30

do i - 8x-12-12 or do i add 8x-12+12

Answer 31

You are not adding the whole 8x - 12... all that we are doing is subtracting 4x from the right side and 4x from the left side.

Answer 32

4x-12
4x+12

Answer 33

You just want to take it a step at a time.

Answer 34

There you go. 4x - 12 = 24

Answer 35

Correct that is what you have left

Answer 36

yes please cause i am not really good at this

Answer 37

now what do i do

Answer 38

The next step is to get x on one side.

Answer 39

Can you see how to do that?

Answer 40

no

Answer 41

We have to isolate the variable so to do that, we want to add 12 to both sides.

Answer 42

Your goal is to get x all by itself

Answer 43

What happens when we add 12 to both sides?

Answer 44

4x-12+12=4x
4x+12=12=4x+24

Answer 45

i think you would divide 4x by 4

Answer 46

@MrsPurvis2010

Answer 47

Im still confused
I might come back to it tomorrow

Answer 48

That is the last step you do.

Answer 49

When we add 12 to both sides, we end up with 4x = 36.