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Solve –2(3x – 1) = 20 for x
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Solve –2(3x – 1) = 20 for x

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-6x + 2 = 20
-6x = 18
x = 3
User Tegan Snyder
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Answer:

x = -3

Explanation:

Distribution

3x(-2) -1(-2) = 20

-6x +2 = 20

Subtraction Property of Equality

-6x + (2 - 2) = (20 - 2)

-6x = 18

Division Property of Equality

(-6x/-6) = (18/-6)

x = -3

To check just plug in x

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