How do you solve $\frac { 2} { 3} x - 6= 14$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-13T04:15:40

The solution is $x = 30$ .

Add $6$ to both sides of the equation in order to isolate the variable term, then solve for $x$ .

$2/3x - 6 = 14$

$2/3x - 6 + 6 = 14 + 6$

$2/3x = 20$

$(3/2)2/3x = 20(3/2)$

$x =30$

How do you solve \frac { 2} { 3} x - 6= 14\frac { 2} { 3} x - 6= 14?