Question

2(x+2x)=36 what is x

Answer 1

x=6

Explanation

$\begin{gathered} 2(x+2x)=36 \\ \end{gathered}$

Step 1

apply distributive property

$\begin{gathered} 2(x+2x)=36 \\ 2x+4x=36 \\ \end{gathered}$

Step 2

add similar terms

$\begin{gathered} 2x+4x=36 \\ 6x=36 \end{gathered}$

Step 3

finally, divide both sides by 6

$\begin{gathered} \frac{6x}{6}=\frac{36}{6} \\ x=6 \end{gathered}$

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