Question

- 2x – 117 = = 10x + 59

Answer 1

`\huge\boxed{x=-(44)/(3)=-14(2)/(3)}`

Explanation:

`-2x-117=10x+59\qquad|\text{add 177 to both sides and subtract}\ 10x\ \text{from both sides}\\\\-2x-10x-117+117=10x-10x+59+117\\\\-12x=176\qquad|\text{divide both sides by (-12)}\\\\(-12x)/(-12)=(176)/(-12)\\\\x=-(176:4)/(12:4)\\\\x=-(44)/(3)`