form an equation using the information given -4x - 6x = -20 simplify -10x = -20 then solve by dividing by -10 x = -20/-10 x = 2
20 = - 4x - 6x
20 = - 10x 10x = 20 x = 20/10 x = 2
By combining like terms and isolating the variable, we find that the solution to the equation is x = 2 .
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