6x=42-4(30/9) what is the answer to this?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-27T00:41:00

$x = \frac{43}{9}$ $x = 43 / 9$

$6 x = 42 - \frac{4}{1} \cdot \frac{30}{9}$ $6x = 42 - 4/1 * 30/9$

$6x = 42 - 13.333...$

$6x = 28.666...$

$x = (28.666... )/ 6$

$x = 4.777...$

Answer 2 · 2018-02-27T00:59:22

$x=43/9$

We can start by distributing the $-4$ to the terms in the parenthesis. With this, we get:

$6x=42-(120/9)$

We can multiply $42$ by $9$ to get a common denominator. The new fraction will be $378/9$ .

NOTE: If you don't believe me, try it out. You will see that $378/9$ is indeed $42$ . Our new equation is:

$6x=378/9-120/9$

We can subtract the numerators to simplify. We get:

$6x=258/9$

We can divide by $6$ or multiply by $1/6$ on both sides to get:

$x=258/54$

This can be further simplified by dividing the numerator and denominator by $6$ . We get:

$x=43/9$