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Solve the equation. 8 – 2x = –8x + 14

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-2x+8 = -8x +14
-2x + 8x +8 = 14
6x+8 = 14
6x = 14 -8
6x = 6
X=1
User Yurii Semeniuk
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Answer:


x=1

Explanation:

We are asked to solve the given equation:
8-2x=-8x+14.

To solve this equation we will combine like terms by moving all the terms containing x to the left hand side of equation and terms without x to right hand side of equation.

Let us add 8x to both sides of our equation.


8-2x+8x=-8x+8x+14


8-2x+8x=14


8+6x=14

Let us subtract 8 from both sides of our equation.


8-8+6x=14-8


6x=14-8


6x=6

Upon dividing both sides of our equation by 6 we will get,


(6x)/(6)=(6)/(6)


x=(6)/(6)


x=1

Therefore, the value of x equals 1 will satisfy our given equation.

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