Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

44+x=40+2x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 20+x.
44+x-2x=40
Subtract 2x from both sides.
44-x=40
Combine x and -2x to get -x.
-x=40-44
Subtract 44 from both sides.
-x=-4
Subtract 44 from 40 to get -4.
x=4
Multiply both sides by -1.