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6(2x-12)=24 how do u actually solve this?

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Step 1: You can distribute it by multiplying 6 by 2x and -12, so you get 12x-72= 24

Step 2: Now you can solve it by adding 72 on both sides, so we get 12x= 96, then you can divide 12 on both sides, so we get x=8.
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