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How do you solve $8- ( x + 2) = 6( x - 4)$ ?

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Tizita · Stefan V.

Mar 10, 2017

$x=30/7$

Explanation:

$8-x-2 =6(x-4)$

$6-x =6x-24$

$-x-6x =-30$

$-7x = -30$

which is

$x=30/7$

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