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2(x-4)=3x-2
What is the value of x in this equation

User Ardesco
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So, you want to move any number with a variable to one side and one without a variable to the other
But first, you must distribute the 2(x–4)
2(x–4) –> 2x–8
Next, move the numbers.
2x–8=3x–2
-8=x–2
-6=x
x is 6
User Anuj Khandelwal
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Answer:

2x-8=3x-2

2x-3x=-2+8

-1x=6

X=6/-1

X=-6

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