Question

2(5x+3)=4x+18 how would i solve this problem

Answer 1

x=2
You have to first distribute the two and then you have to move the variable to one side of the equation and the number to the other. The work is attached below

Answer 2

x=2

Explanation:

2(5x+3)=4x+18 Remove the brackets

10x + 6 = 4x + 18 Subtract 4x from both sides.

10x - 4x + 6 = 4x-4x + 18 Combine

6x + 6 = 18 Subtract 6 from both sides

6x + 6 - 6 = 18 - 6 Combine

6x = 12 Divide by 6

6x/6 = 12/6 Do the division

x = 2