Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-2 Solving Two-Step Equations - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 93: 64

Answer

x=2

Work Step by Step

We need to get the x alone, so we use multiplication to cancel out division. As a result, we multiply both sides by 2 to get that $x-2=0$. We now cancel out the subtraction by adding 2 on both sides, giving us a final answer of x=2.
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