Question

What is the value of k?

1/2k + 6 = 4k - 8

Answer 1

k=4

Explanation:

`(1)/(2) k - (4)/(1) k = - 8 - 6`

`((1 * 1) - (4 * 2))/((2 * 1)) k = - 14`

`(1 - 8)/(2)k = - 14`

`- (7)/(2) k = - 14`

`\frac{ - \frac {7}{2} }{ - (7)/(2) }k = ( - 14)/( - (7)/(2) )`

`k = 4`