Question

-20=-4x-6x


How Do I Solve This Equation ?

Answer 1

Watch carefully . . . this could get really tricky:

-20 = -4x -6x

Do you see the -4x and the -6x on the right side ?
I'll bet if it said (4 negative cows) and (6 negative cows), you'd know
right away that you could combine them into (10 negative cows).

-4x - 6x = -10x

So now the equation is -20 = -10x

Multiply each side by -1 : 20 = 10x

Divide each side by 10 : 2 = x

and there you have it.

Answer 2

You need to combine like terms. So first you have to add the negative number which are -4x and -6x which equals -10x. So the problem is now -20=-10x. Finally use inverse operation to get x by itself. So x=2.