X + x+2+x+4+x+6 = - 28 state the property that justifies your first step and why you chose it.

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Maurice Stevenson

23 April, 02:30

X + x+2+x+4+x+6 = - 28 state the property that justifies your first step and why you chose it.

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Aidan Ponce · Answer 1

4x+12=-28

x+3=-7

x=-11

Kendal Perkins · Answer 2

x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 = - 28

There are four x's, so 4x.

And 2 + 4 + 6 is 12.

4x + 12 = - 28

Isolate the variable term.

4x = - 40

Isolate the variable.

x = - 10