## anonymous one year ago Help please. Fan and medal https://gyazo.com/92da426c34fb191385e39440c5bb60c8

1. anonymous

@Jack1

2. anonymous

@HelloKitty17

3. anonymous

Hey can you help me please

4. Jack1

yep, was jus lookin a t the equation, do u know how to solve?

5. anonymous

No :|

6. Jack1

ok, consider the equals sing like a seesaw, so if u do something to the numbers on one side of it, u have to do the same thing to the numbers on the other side so lets solve together and see how many solutions, yeah?

7. Jack1

*equals sign... damn my clumsy fingers, sorry :(

8. anonymous

Oh yeah lol

9. Jack1

4(2x +3) = 2(3x -4) this is ur equation, right?

10. anonymous

Yes

11. Jack1

cool, so first, expand out the brackets $$\large 4(2x +3) = 2(3x -4)$$ $$\large 4 \times 2x + 4 \times 3 = 2 \times 3x - 2 \times 4$$ $$\large 8x + 12 = 6x - 8$$ ... right?

12. anonymous

Right

13. Jack1

cool, so now combine like terms $$\large 8x + 12 = 6x - 8$$ so subtract 6x from both sides of the equation $$\large 8x + 12 -6x = 6x - 8 -6x$$ $$\large 2x + 12 = - 8$$ k now u: subtract 12 from both sides of the equation please

14. anonymous

Um subtract 12 from what side :/

15. Jack1

from both sides of the equals sign eg 2x + 12 = -8 2x + 12 -12 = -8 -12

16. anonymous

-20

17. anonymous

-8

18. Jack1

yep, exactly: 2x = -20 so x = ...?

19. anonymous

-20

20. Jack1

...no 2x = -20 so x = -20/2 = -10... yeah?

21. anonymous

Ohh that's a division sign didn't see it sorry lol

22. anonymous

right

23. Jack1

all good ;) so yeah, it has a solution, we solved it, and there's no plus or minus there so it's just the 1 solution...

24. anonymous

Okay is it fine if you help me with more?

25. Jack1

sure, just shut down this thread tho and open a new one as the equations tend to slow things down a bit plz ;)

26. anonymous

Okay

27. anonymous

Do we still work in this one?

28. Jack1

no, just hit the close question button, and open a new one and tag me in it and i'll be there quick as (:

29. anonymous

okay!!