Please Solve the equation
10 – 4(x – 1) = 6(3 – 2x).
you have to multiply negative four by (x-1) and six by (3-2x). Then what you do is use subtraction or addition to get __x on one side and the number without x on the other and then you divide.
For example:
2(x+3) = 4(1-5x)
2x + 6 = 4 - 20x
2 = 18x
1/9 = x
Thanks! I was wondering if you came up with an answer to my problem so I may double check the answer? Thanks.
x = .25
I got .50 How did you get .25?
Carmin, it is x = 1/2 or .5
you are right!
Thanks for the help!
To solve the equation 10 - 4(x - 1) = 6(3 - 2x), follow these steps:
Step 1: Distribute the numbers outside the parentheses to the terms inside the parentheses.
10 - 4x + 4 = 18 - 12x
Simplifying further:
10 + 4 - 4x = 18 - 12x
14 - 4x = 18 - 12x
Step 2: Move the variables (terms with 'x') to one side of the equation and the constant terms to the other side. To do this, you can add 4x and subtract 18 from both sides of the equation:
14 - 4x + 4x - 18 = 18 - 12x + 4x - 18
Simplifying further:
-4x + 4x - 4 = -12x + 4x
-4 = -8x
Step 3: Solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by -8:
(-4) / (-8) = (-8x) / (-8)
Simplifying further:
1/2 = x
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 1/2.