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Solve for x -2(4x-3)=30
X=-2
X=-3
X=-4
X=-6

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You have to do the numbers in the parathense which is x-8x+6=30
Then you have to combine like terms -7x+6=30
Move the constant to the right which will be -7x=30-6
Then you subtract the numbers -7x=24
Divide both sides by -7 so it equals x=-24/7
Which equals x=-4
User Merijn De Klerk
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Answer:

Explanation:

x-2(4x-3)=30

x-8x+6=30

-7x=30-6

-7x=24

x=-24/7 maybe it is a mistake in the statement of the problem

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