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[tex] -6(2x-5) = 18 [/tex]
Switch it around and it becomes:
[tex] 2x - 5 = 18 \div -6 [/tex]
First find 18 ÷ -6
[tex] 18 \div -6 = -3 [/tex]
Positive ÷ negative OR negative ÷ positive is always negative.
That leaves you with:
[tex] 2x - 5 = -3 [/tex]
Switch that around and it becomes:
[tex] -3 + 5 = 2x [/tex]
Find -3 + 5
[tex] -3 + 5 = 2 [/tex]
That leaves you with:
[tex] 2 = 2x [/tex]
Divide both sides by 2 to leave x alone
[tex] \frac{2}{2} = \frac{2x}{2} [/tex]
[tex] \framebox{x = 1} [/tex]
