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What is the solution of the equation 2x – 10 = 12?

User Ali Turki
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Answer:

x = 11

Explanation:

User Abraham Tugalov
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Answer:

x = 11

Explanation:

so in order to solve this equation we need to know the value of x and to do that we need to look at our problem:

2x – 10 = 12

Now that we can see the problem the first thing we are going to do is segregate 2x in the equation by adding 10 to each side of the equal sign:

2x – 10 = 12

2x (– 10 + 10) = (12 + 10)

2x = 22

Now we are going to divide 2 from both sides of the equation to separate 2 from x:

2x = 12

2x/2 = 22/2

x = 11

Now we have to check our work by inserting 11 in place of x in the original equation :

2x – 10 = 12 or 2(11) - 10 = 12

2(11) - 10 = 12

22 - 10 = 12

12 = 12

SO the answer to the question: What is the solution of the equation 2x – 10 = 12? is x = 11.

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