Question

How do u do this. Show work plz

Answer 1

`-14 = (x+12)/(-6)`

First get rid of the fraction by multiplying each side by -6

`-14 = (x+12)/(-6)`

`-6*-14 = (x+12)/(-6) * -6`

`84 = x +12`

`84 - 12 = x + 12 -12`

`72= x`

`x = 72`

Answer 2

-14 = (x + 12)/-6

The first step to solving this is the multiply both sides by -6 to get rid of the denominator. Also remember that when multiplying two negative numbers, they cancel out and you get a positive product.
-14(-6) = -6(x + 12)/-6

84 = x + 12
Now the only thing left to do is subtract 12 from both sides to isolate the x.
x = 72

The answer is x = 72.