Question

How to solve -2x+6=8

Answer 1

In order to solve this equation, we can do the following steps:

1) Add -6 to both sides of the equation:

`\begin{gathered} -2x+6=8 \\ -2x+6-6=8-6 \\ -2x=2 \end{gathered}`

2) Multiply the equation by -1:

`\begin{gathered} -2x=2 \\ 2x=-2 \end{gathered}`

3) Divide both sides by 2:

`\begin{gathered} 2x=-2 \\ (2x)/(2)=-(2)/(2) \\ x=-1 \end{gathered}`

So the value of x is -1.