Question

What is the solution to this equation?
9x - 4(x - 2) = x + 20

Answer 1

9x - 4(x - 2) =x + 20

We move all terms to the left:

• 9x -4(x - 2) - (x + 20) = 0

Multiply

• 9x - 4x -(x + 20) + 8 = 0

We get rid of the parentheses.

• 9x - 4x - x - 20 + 8 = 0

We add all the numbers and all the variables.

• 4x - 12 = 0

We move all terms containing x to the left hand side, all other terms to the right hand side

• 4x=12
• x = 12/4
• x = 3