You have x terms on both sides of the equation. What move can you make to get rid of the −24x on the right, so there are only x terms on the left side of the equation?

Question

y= 4x−5
x= −6y+20
x
=
−6(4x−5) + 20

x
=
−6(4x+−5) + 20

x
=
−24x + 30 + 20

x
=
−24x + 50

Subtract 24x from both sides

Multiply both sides by 24x

Add 24x to both sides

Answer 1

To get rid of the \( -24x \) on the right side of the equation, you can add \( 24x \) to both sides of the equation. This will move the \( -24x \) from the right side to the left side, resulting in an equation with only \( x \) terms on the left.

So the correct move is:

Add \( 24x \) to both sides.