Question Solve the equation Solve for x x=2 Evaluate 83(2x−2)=86x−6Expand the expression More Steps Evaluate 83(2x−2)Apply the distributive property 83×2x−83×2Multiply the numbers 166x−83×2Multiply the numbers 166x−166 166x−166=86x−6Move the expression to the left side 166x−166−86x=−6Move the expression to the right side 166x−86x=−6+166Add and subtract More Steps Evaluate 166x−86xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (166−86)xSubtract the numbers 80x 80x=−6+166Add and subtract 80x=160Divide both sides 8080x=80160Divide the numbers x=80160Solution More Steps Evaluate 80160Reduce the numbers 12Calculate 2 x=2 Show Solution Rewrite the equation Rewrite in standard form x=2 Evaluate 83(2x−2)=86x−6Multiply More Steps Evaluate 83(2x−2)Apply the distributive property 83×2x−83×2Multiply the numbers 166x−83×2Multiply the numbers 166x−166 166x−166=86x−6Move the variable to the left side 80x−166=−6Move the constant to the right side 80x=160Solution x=2 Show Solution Graph