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how?!?!?!?

12=(20-4x)/3

x=-4

please why is x -4?????

 Sep 19, 2014

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12=204x3$multbothsidesby3$36=204x$subtract20frombothsides$16=4x$dividebothsidesby4$x=4

 

check answer

right hand side (RHS)

= (20-4*-4)/3

= (20--16)/3

=(20+16)/3

=36/3

=12

= LHS  (Left hand side)

 Sep 19, 2014
 #1
avatar+118703 
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Best Answer

12=204x3$multbothsidesby3$36=204x$subtract20frombothsides$16=4x$dividebothsidesby4$x=4

 

check answer

right hand side (RHS)

= (20-4*-4)/3

= (20--16)/3

=(20+16)/3

=36/3

=12

= LHS  (Left hand side)

Melody Sep 19, 2014

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