Expand both sides to get
[tex] -2x + 16 + 4x = 2x - 24 + 18x [/tex]
Bring all terms involving the unkown on the left and all constant terms on the right:
[tex] -2x + 4x -2x - 18x= - 24 -16 [/tex]
Simplify both sides summing like terms:
[tex] - 18x= -40 [/tex]
Divide both sides by -18 to get
[tex] x= \frac{-40}{-18} = \frac{20}{9} [/tex]
1. -2x+4(4+x)
Like Terms : (-2x+x)(4+4)
-(1)x+8
2. 2x - 4(6-3x)
Like terms: (2x-3x)(6-4)
-(1)x+2
The answer shows that the problems are not equal to each other.
