What is the answer to 2x-2-4x=3(x-4) ?

The answer to 2x-2-4x=3(x-4) is x=2

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2x-2-4x=3(x-4)

2 x - 2 - 4 x = 3 (x - 4)

x = 2

Solution steps

2 x - 2 - 4 x = 3 (x - 4)

Group like terms

2 x - 4 x - 2 = 3 (x - 4)

Add similar elements:

2 x - 4 x = - 2 x

- 2 x - 2 = 3 (x - 4)

Expand

3 (x - 4) : 3 x - 12

- 2 x - 2 = 3 x - 12

Move

2

to the right side

- 2 x = 3 x - 10

Move

3 x

to the left side

- 5 x = - 10

Divide both sides by

- 5

x = 2

- 8 (2 x - 1) = 36

x, - 5 x + y = - 5

- 2 (7 x - 4) = - 14 x + 7

\frac{1}{4} x + 2 = 3 - \frac{3}{4} x

5 - 2 x = 15