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16. Solve the linear equation.

12x– 2 = 2x + 18

User Obiwahn
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Answer:

x=2

Explanation:

Use order of operations and isolate the variable.

Hope this helps! (sorry I'm really bad at explaining things).

User Ejntaylor
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Answer:

x=2

Explanation:

Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.

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