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solve for x: -6(2x-5) = 18

User Rpatel
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Hey!



-6(2x-5) = 18


Switch it around and it becomes:



2x - 5 = 18 / -6


First find 18 ÷ -6



18 / -6 = -3

Positive ÷ negative OR negative ÷ positive is always negative.


That leaves you with:



2x - 5 = -3


Switch that around and it becomes:



-3 + 5 = 2x


Find -3 + 5



-3 + 5 = 2


That leaves you with:



2 = 2x


Divide both sides by 2 to leave x alone



(2)/(2) = (2x)/(2)



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