Question
Solve the equation
x=2324
Alternative Form
x≈1.043478
Evaluate
2x−41×3x=2
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
41×3x
Multiply the terms
4×3x
Multiply the terms
12x
2x−12x=2
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(2x−12x)×12=2×12
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(2x−12x)×12
Apply the distributive property
2x×12−12x×12
Simplify
2x×12−x
Multiply the numbers
24x−x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(24−1)x
Subtract the numbers
23x
23x=2×12
Simplify the equation
23x=24
Divide both sides
2323x=2324
Solution
x=2324
Alternative Form
x≈1.043478
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Rewrite the equation
23x=24
Evaluate
2x−41×3x=2
Evaluate
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Evaluate
2x−41×3x
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
41×3x
Multiply the terms
4×3x
Multiply the terms
12x
2x−12x
2x−12x=2
Rewrite the expression
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Evaluate
−12x
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
12−x
Reduce the fraction
−121x
2x−121x=2
Solution
23x=24
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