The answer is x=2.
Step 1: First, you have to distribute the 2 to both the x and the 5 in parenthesis.
2x+10=6x+2
Step 2: Subtract 10 from both sides of the equal sign.
2x+10=6x+2
-10 -10
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Step 3: Now, you'll end up with 2x = 6x -8. Next, subtract 6x from both sides of this equation.
2x=6x - 8
-6x -6x
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Step 3: The answer to that step is -4x=-8. Now divide both sides of this equation by -4.
-4x=-8
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-4 -4
-4x divided by -4 equals x and -8 divided by -4 equals 2.
So your final answer is x = 2.
*** You can check your work by plugging in the answer, 2, back into the original equation.
Check:
2(2) + 10 = 6(2) + 2
4 + 10 = 12 + 2
14 = 14
I hope this doesn't sound too confusing :)
