Question

I need help figuring out 24=4(x-7)+8(1-6x) I have tried to figure it out like 6times and cant.

Answer 1

We have the equation:

$24=4(x-7)+8(1-6x)$

to solve it we first do the multiplications on the rigth side:

$24=4x-28+8-48x$

Now we simplify the right side of the equation:

$24=-44x-20$

Now we put the x variable in the left side of the equation, we achieve this by adding it to this side; we also put the 24 in the right side of the equation we achieve this by substracting:

$44x=-24-20$

we simplify the right side:

$44x=-44$

finally we divide the right side by 44:

$\begin{gathered} x=-\frac{44}{44} \\ x=-1 \end{gathered}$

Therefore x=-1.