Question

I need help figuring out 24=4(x-7)+8(1-6x) I have tried to figure it out like 6times and cant.

Answer 1

We have the equation:

`24=4(x-7)+8(1-6x)`

to solve it we first do the multiplications on the rigth side:

`24=4x-28+8-48x`

Now we simplify the right side of the equation:

`24=-44x-20`

Now we put the x variable in the left side of the equation, we achieve this by adding it to this side; we also put the 24 in the right side of the equation we achieve this by substracting:

`44x=-24-20`

we simplify the right side:

`44x=-44`

finally we divide the right side by 44:

`\begin{gathered} x=-(44)/(44) \\ x=-1 \end{gathered}`

Therefore x=-1.