Respuesta :


[tex]2 \times - 5x = - 10x[/tex]
[tex]2 \times 7 = 14[/tex]
[tex] - 10x + 14 = - 6[/tex]
[tex] - 14[/tex]
[tex] - 10x = - 20[/tex]
[tex]x = 2[/tex]

Answer:

x = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

2 (-5x + 7) = -6  (original problem)

-10x + 14 = -6  (distributive property)

         -14    -14  (inverse operation

-10x = -20  (addition)

-1/10 x -10x = -20 x -1/10  (inverse operation)

x = -20/-10 (multiply)

x = 2  (simplify)