[tex]3g-6(g-8)=42 [/tex]
[tex]3g-6(g-8)=42 [/tex] distributhing 6 through parantheses
[tex]3g-6g+6*8=42 [/tex]
[tex]3g-6g+48=42 [/tex]
[tex]-3g+48=42 [/tex]
[tex]-3g=42-48 [/tex]
[tex]-3g=-6 [/tex] divide by -3
g=[tex] \frac{-6}{-3} [/tex] simplify
[tex]g=2[/tex]
[tex]Answer:2[/tex]
