Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

-3x-6-2x=13\left(2-x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by x+2.
-5x-6=13\left(2-x\right)
Combine -3x and -2x to get -5x.
-5x-6=26-13x
Use the distributive property to multiply 13 by 2-x.
-5x-6+13x=26
Add 13x to both sides.
8x-6=26
Combine -5x and 13x to get 8x.
8x=26+6
Add 6 to both sides.
8x=32
Add 26 and 6 to get 32.
x=\frac{32}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=4
Divide 32 by 8 to get 4.