2007-03-20 02:38:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
right the correct answer is -5 :)
4(x-2)-4 = 6x-2
4x-8-4 = 6x-2
-8-4+2 = 6x-4x
-10 = 2x
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2x 2x
x=-5
2007-03-20 02:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by dark_angel 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
4(x-2)-4=6x-2
4x-12=6x-2
-10=2x
x= -5
2007-03-20 05:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by DJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
solve for x I am assuming:
4x-8-4=6x-2
-2x= 10
x=-5
what I did was add all the xs together
so to check if it is right:
4(x-2)-4=6x-2
4((-5)-2)-4 = 6(-5)-2
-32= -32
that is right!
therfore x= -5
2007-03-20 06:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by taylor a 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
x= (-5) This answer is right I just got out of college algebra.
4(x-2)-4=6x-2
4x-8-4=6x-2
4x-12=6x-2
4x-10=6x
-10=2x
-5=x
2007-03-20 02:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by hisangel28 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
4(x-2)-4=6x-2
4x-8-4=6x-2
4x-6x=8+4-2
-2x=10
-x=10:2
-x=5
x= -5
2007-03-20 02:53:18 · answer #5 · answered by Joe Stargazer 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
-5
2007-03-20 02:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by hotty 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no,the answer is 4x-8 you have to mutiply 4 to x and -2
2007-03-20 02:48:35 · answer #7 · answered by j0shy 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
x=-5 is the correct answer.
2007-03-20 02:51:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋