How to solve (X-6)-(X+2)=3X

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Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there!

We want to solve the following equation:

(x-6)-(x+2)=3x

In this equation, notice how in front of (x+2), there is a minus sign

It's the same as if the equation was:

(x-6) + -1(x+2)=3x

We'll need to distribute the -1 to both terms, x and 2

so:

-1(x+2)= -1*x + -1*2= -x + -2, or -x-2

As for the (x-6), we can just open up the parenthesis without doing anything.

So on the left side, it becomes:

x -6 -x -2 = 3x

Now we can combine like terms.

x and -x are like terms, while -6 and -2 are like terms

x and -x add up to equal 0, while -6 and -2 add up to equal -8

-8 = 3x

Now, we have 3x by itself, but remember we just want x, or 1x.

Dividing a number by itself will result in 1

So we can divide both sides by 3

*note: we shouldn't divide by 3x. When we divide by 3, the result is , which if we cancel out the 3 from the numerator and denominator, gets the same result as 1x. If we divided by 3x, we'd just be getting 1 on the right side, while we'd be getting on the left, which isn't what we want.

-8/3=x

Hope this helps!

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step-by-step explanation:

javier earned more money then kyle, so that won't always be a constant term, but the days of the week do not change so that term is always constant.

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graphically?   well, you graph them both, the solutions is where they both intersect each other, since there are two solutions, meaning they will meet twice, or namely the linear will run into the quadratic curve twice, and where they meet, those x,y coordinates are the solutions to the system.