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What is the value of x?6([-3]-x)-2x=14

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x= -4 ___________________________
What is the value of x?6([-3]-x)-2x=14-example-1
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User Pushy
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Multiply 6 (-3-x) to get -18-6x.
So now we have -18-6x-2x=14.
Simplify that to -18-8x=14.
Add 18 on both sides.
Now we have -8x=14+18.
-8x=32
Divide by -8 on both sides.
We get x=-4.
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