2007-09-19 16:07:14 · 9 answers · asked by Savannah the Great. 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
first you need to use the distributive property
When you use the distributive property you should get
2x-12=3x
Then what you want to do is group like terms so you would subtract 2x from each side and get
-12=x
And that is your answer.
To verify that my answer is correct just simply plug the answer into the equation:
2x-12=3x
2(-12)-12=3(-12)
-24-12= -36
-36= -36
Walah!!
2007-09-19 16:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by smartgrl_09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way too easy isn't hard at all.
2(x-6)=3x (2 times x)(2 times negative 6) not minus 6!
distribute 2.
2x-12=3x
-2x -2x subtract 2x on both sides
-12 x bring everything down
-12=x
2007-09-19 16:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
distribute the 2, 2x -12 = 3x. subt 2x from both sides.
-12 = x
2007-09-19 16:13:14 · answer #3 · answered by ASUfan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Distribute the 2 on the left. Then subtract 2x from both sides. This will get "x" by itself.
2007-09-19 16:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
2x - 12 = 3x
- 12 = x
x = - 12
2007-09-20 23:35:34 · answer #5 · answered by Como 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
2(x-6)=3x
2x-12=3x
-2x-12=3x-2x
-12=x
2007-09-19 16:12:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could tell you're in middle school> That's a quite easy problem and I horrible at math xD
2007-09-19 16:15:31 · answer #7 · answered by iThrowCrayolas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2x-12=3x
3x-2x= -12
x= -12
2007-09-19 16:13:59 · answer #8 · answered by toink0520 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
answer is x = negative 12
2007-09-19 16:17:21 · answer #9 · answered by janet g 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋