Question

I really need help with this equation can someone plz help ASAP

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

you subtract 18 from both sides which is

-4x=-16

then you divide you neg. 4 on both sides which gives you

4

Answer 2

I'm not sure what this diagram is meant to show, but if you want to solve the equation 18 - 4x = -2, then you could follow these steps.

18 - 4x = -2

18 - 4x - 18 = -2 - 18 ... subtract 18 from both sides

-4x = -20

-4x/(-4) = -20/(-4) ... divide both sides by -4

x = 5 is the solution to the equation

As a check, let's plug it in

18 - 4x = -2

18 - 4(5) = -2

18 - 20 = -2

-2 = -2 ... solution is confirmed