Question

What is the value of x if: -4(3 - 2x) + 2x = 2x - 8?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Do distributive property first

-4(3 - 2x) +2x = 2x - 8

-12 +8x +2x = 2x -8 Then combine like terms

-12 +10x = 2x -8

+12 -2x -2x +12

8x = 4

/8 /8

x=0.5

That should be the answer