Question

9(2x + 1) – 4(x – 6) = 6(2x + 1) + 5(x – 6)
What does x equal and why??

Answer 1

x = 19

Explanation:

`9(2x+1)-4(x-6)=6(2x+1)+5(x-6)\\\\\text{use the distributive property:}\ a(b+c)=ab+ac\\\\(9)(2x)+(9)(1)+(-4)(x)+(-4)(-6)=(6)(2x)+(6)(1)+(5)(x)+(5)(-6)\\\\18x+9-4x+24=12x+6+5x-30\\\\\text{combine like terms}\\\\(18x-4x)+(9+24)=(12x+5x)+(6-30)\\\\14x+33=17x-24\qquad\text{subtract 33 from both sides}\\\\14x+33-33=17x-24-33\\\\14x=17x-57\qquad\text{subtract}\ 17x\ \text{from both sides}\\\\14x-17x=17x-17x-57\\\\-3x=-57\qquad\text{divide both sides by (-3)}\\\\(-3x)/(-3)=(-57)/(-3)\\\\x=19`