Question

Honors algebra!! Plz help #22

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

12 times x (the first square) is equal to 16 times x-2 (the second square)

`12x = 16(x-2)`

Distributed

`12x = 16x-32`

Simplified (divided by 16)

`0.75x = x-2`

Subtract x from both side of the equation

`-0.25x = -2`

Both negatives cancel each other out

`0.25x = 2`

0.25 times what equals 2,...

`x = 8`

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