Ahmed has half of a treasure map. which indicates that the treasure is buried in the desert 2x + 6 paces from castle rock. Vanessa has the other half of the map. Her half indicates that to find the treasure one must get to castle rock walk x paces to the north and then walk 2x + 4 paces to the east if they share their information then they can find x and save a lot of digging. what is X?

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To find the value of x, we need to combine the information from both Ahmed and Vanessa's halves of the treasure map. Let's break down the steps to solve this problem:

1. Set up the equation:
According to Ahmed's half of the map, the treasure is buried in the desert 2x + 6 paces from castle rock. Vanessa's half of the map says to get to castle rock and then walk x paces to the north and 2x + 4 paces to the east to find the treasure. So we have the following equation:
Distance from Castle Rock + x paces north + (2x + 4) paces east = 2x + 6 paces

2. Simplify the equation:
Combine like terms on the right side of the equation. First, distribute the 2 to both terms inside the parentheses:
Distance from Castle Rock + x paces north + 2x + 4 paces east = 2x + 6 paces
Now, combine like terms:
Distance from Castle Rock + 3x + 4 paces east = 2x + 6 paces

3. Isolate the variable:
To solve for x, we want to get all the terms involving x on one side of the equation. Let's move the terms involving x to the left side by subtracting 2x from both sides and move the constant terms to the right side by subtracting 4 from both sides:
Distance from Castle Rock + 3x - 2x = 6 - 4
Simplifying further:
Distance from Castle Rock + x = 2

4. Solve for x:
To solve for x, subtract the value of the distance from Castle Rock from both sides of the equation:
x = 2 - Distance from Castle Rock

So, to find the value of x, you need to know the distance from Castle Rock as provided by the treasure map or any additional information available. Once you have the distance from Castle Rock, you can substitute it into the equation x = 2 - Distance from Castle Rock to find the value of x.