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1) Use the distributive property to multiply −6 by x + 1
9−6x −6 = 2(x−4) +27
2) Subtract 6 from 9 to get 3
3−6x =2(x−4) +27
3) Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x−4
3−6x =2x−8 +27
4) Add −8 and 27 to get 19
3−6x = 2x +19
5) Subtract 2x from both sides
3−6x −2x = 19
6) Combine −6x and −2x to get −8x
3−8x = 19
7) Subtract 3 from both sides
−8x= 19−3
8) Subtract 3 from 19 to get 16
−8x = 16
9) Divide both sides by −8
x= 16/-8
10) Divide 16 by −8 to get −2
x=−2
Hope this helps :D