Answer
x = -2
Work Step by Step
1. Given: 6x - 3(5x + 2) = 4(1 - x)
2. Apply Distributive Property: 6x - 15x - 6 = 4 - 4x
3. Add and subtract: -5x = 10
4. Divide: x = -2
5. Check: 6(-2) - 3(5*-2 + 2) = 4(1 - (-2))
12 = 12 , so -2 is a solution.
Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321969359
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-935-4
Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Linear Equations in One Variable - 1.1 Exercises - Page 51: 38
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