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Solve the following equation for x:
12x +10 = 3x - 8
Suggested Answer: B
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26 comments · newest first
BO
Bok
7 days ago
I double-checked, A) makes sense with the steps!
EV
Evangelina
12 days ago
I’m leaning towards C) x = 2.
SA
Salena
17 days ago
I solved it and got D) x = 9/2.
IS
Isadora
23 days ago
I feel like B) x = -2 could be right.
DU
Dustin
28 days ago
I think it's A) x = -9/2.
ON
Oneida
1 month ago
This equation looks tricky!
RY
Ryann
1 month ago
I agree with Thora, A) x = -9/2 is the best choice!
LA
Lashunda
1 month ago
I checked my work, A) x = -9/2 fits the equation.
GA
Gail
2 months ago
I don’t know, but D) x = 9/2 sounds too high.
RA
Raul
2 months ago
I solved it and got C) x = 2. Looks good to me!
VI
Vinnie
2 months ago
I’m leaning towards B) x = -2. Seems simple enough.
TH
Thora
2 months ago
I think the answer is A) x = -9/2. It feels right.
LA
Lawana
2 months ago
Just checked, -2 is correct!
WE
Weldon
2 months ago
Totally agree, -2 is the answer!
DO
Donette
3 months ago
Wait, how does that even work?
AL
Alonzo
3 months ago
I got x = -2, seems right!
KA
Karl
3 months ago
You can simplify it to find x!
LY
Lynda
3 months ago
I thought it would be something different, like 9/2!
ID
Idella
3 months ago
Yup, B makes sense to me!
LO
Louvenia
4 months ago
Wait, how do we know that's right?
MA
Man
5 months ago
Definitely B, I checked it!
JO
Jovita
5 months ago
The solution is x = -2!
BA
Bambi
6 months ago
I remember that I need to combine like terms, but I’m a bit confused about whether to add or subtract first.
MA
Martina
6 months ago
I think the answer might be B) x = -2, but I’m not completely confident. I need to double-check my calculations.
GA
Gail
6 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I feel like I practiced a similar problem where I had to isolate x. I hope I can remember the steps!
VE
Verlene
6 months ago
I think I remember that to solve for x, I need to get all the x terms on one side and the constants on the other.