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Here is the problem: negative 4(x plus 2) equals 6x plus 1.

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A linear equation in x: isolate x using inverse operations.

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Start with the equation.

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Simplify each side (distribute and combine like terms).

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Subtract 6x from both sides.

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Add 8 to both sides.

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Divide both sides by negative 10.

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So the answer is x equals negative 9 over 10 approximately negative 0.9.

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Doing the same operation to both sides keeps the equation balanced. Undoing addition, then multiplication, leaves x alone.

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x equals negative 0.9: left side equals negative 4.4, right side equals negative 4.4, which checks out.