Answer:x=-5.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
26=x
well you need to do the distributive property.
-3(x-2) = -6x+6
9(x+8) = 9x+72
-6x+6=9x+72
now you subtract -6x from -6x and 9x
and add 72 to 6
-6x +6 =9x + 72
-6x + 72 -6x -72
78=3x
divide them both by 3
