What value of x is a solution to this equation?


2(x–6)=

12

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

To solve the equation \(-2(x - 6) = -12\), we can follow these steps:

  1. Start by distributing the \(-2\) on the left side:

\[ -2x + 12 = -12 \]

  1. Next, subtract \(12\) from both sides of the equation:

\[ -2x + 12 - 12 = -12 - 12 \] \[ -2x = -24 \]

  1. Now, divide both sides by \(-2\):

\[ x = \frac{-24}{-2} \] \[ x = 12 \]

Thus, the value of \(x\) that is a solution to the equation is \(x = 12\).