Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

6x-14-9\left(x+2\right)=8
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 3x-7.
6x-14-9x-18=8
Use the distributive property to multiply -9 by x+2.
-3x-14-18=8
Combine 6x and -9x to get -3x.
-3x-32=8
Subtract 18 from -14 to get -32.
-3x=8+32
Add 32 to both sides.
-3x=40
Add 8 and 32 to get 40.
x=\frac{40}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=-\frac{40}{3}
Fraction \frac{40}{-3} can be rewritten as -\frac{40}{3} by extracting the negative sign.