How do you evaluate 8x - 10= - 4x - 6?

1 Answer
Sep 16, 2017

1/3

Explanation:

First, we add 10 to both sides.
8x-10=-4x-6
8x-10color(blue)+color(blue)10=-4x-6color(blue)+color(blue)10
Simplify.
8x=-4x+4
Add 4x to both sides.
8xcolor(blue)+color(blue)4color(blue)x=-4x+4color(blue)+color(blue)4color(blue)x

Simplify.
12x=4
Then, divide both sides by 12.
(12x)/12=4/12
Simplify again.
x=1/3.