How do you find $x$ $x$ in the equation $- 2 - 6 x = 19$ $-2 - 6x = 19$ ?

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How do you find $x$ $x$ in the equation $- 2 - 6 x = 19$ $-2 - 6x = 19$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-13T23:05:49

$x = - \frac{7}{2}$ $x=-7/2$

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$- 2 - 6 x = 19$ $-2-6x=19$

Add $2$ $2$ on each side of the equation to get rid of the $- 2$ $-2$ on the left-hand side (whatever you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other side)

$- 2 + 2 - 6 x = 19 + 2$ $-2+2-6x=19+2$

$0 - 6 x = 19 + 2$ $0-6x=19+2$

$- 6 x = 21$ $-6x=21$

To solve for $x$ $x$ , we must get $x$ $x$ by itself. So, divide both sides of the equation by $- 6$ $-6$

$\frac{- 6 x}{- 6} = \frac{21}{- 6}$ $(-6x)/-6=21/-6$

$x = - \frac{21}{6}$ $x=-21/6$

Simplify as much as possible, in this case, $3$ $3$ is common in the denominator and numerator

$x = - \frac{7}{2}$ $x=-7/2$

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