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  • 25-10-2022
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use a combination of inverse operations to solve the following equations.2(x-1) = -6

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JaliahI335850 JaliahI335850
  • 25-10-2022

Given the following question:

[tex]2(x-1)=-6[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 2(x-1)=-6 \\ \text{ Divide by two} \\ -6\div2=-3 \\ \frac{2(x-1)}{2}=(x-1) \\ (x-1)=-3 \\ -1+1=0 \\ -3+1=-2 \\ x=-2 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Your answer is x = -2.

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