Question

Grade 8 math
will give medal for answer
what is: 14 - 2x = 6

Answer 1

First thing is to get 14 on the other side by subtracting it over.

Answer 2

okay, I am very bad at this so I apologize, okay umm, subtract by...6?

Answer 3

So it would be\[-2x=6-14\]

Answer 4

8?

Answer 5

it would be -8. So now our equation looks like this\[-2x=-8\]

Answer 6

x = 4. you have 2x

Answer 7

so now divide right?

Answer 8

@Holt I am trying to explain here. And yes, we would divide the -2 on both sides @Oak

Answer 9

that would be -2 right?

Answer 10

So we would get \[x=\frac{ -8 }{ -2 }\] which would be the same as \[x=\frac{ 8 }{ 2 }\]since two negatives would be a positive

Answer 11

4...?

Answer 12

Yep, it would be \[x=4\]so 4 would be our answer

Answer 13

sweet thanks for helping me!!!

Answer 14

No problem :)