How do you compute the equation 6x-8=1/3(18x+24)

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How do you compute the equation 6x-8=1/3(18x+24)

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24x-8=1/3
+8

24x+1/3
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24 24

just divide 24 by 1/3 and you have it i did the hard part already

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$6x-8=(1)/(3)\cdot(18x+24)\\\\6x-8=(1)/(3)\cdot18x+(1)/(3)\cdot24\\\\6x-8=6x+8\ \ \ \ /+8\\\\6x-8+8=6x+8+8\\\\6x=6x+16\ \ \ \ /-6x\\\\6x-6x=6x-6x+16\\\\0=16-false\\\\x\in\O$

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