Solve the equation -6x - 202= 86 + 2x

X=-36

Step-by-step explanation:

-8x=288

X=-36

Add 6x to both sides

-202 = 86 + 2x + 6x

Simplify 86 + 2x + 6x to 86 + 8x

-202 = 86 + 8x

Subtract 86 from both sides

-202 - 86 = 8x

Simplify -202 - 86 to -288

-288 = 8x

Divide both sides by 8

-288/8 = x

Simplify 288/8 to 36

-36 = x

Switch sides

x = -36

the answer is c hope it

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

12: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. is a total of 7 hours.

4: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. is a total of 3 hours.

this means that from 4: 00 p.m to 7: 00 p.m. this represents 3/7 of what was lost from 12: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m.

after knowing this, after doing 11,600 - 6,800 = 4,800

4,800 represents 3/7 of what was lost for 7 hours.

we then divide 4,800 by 3 which gets 1,600.

because we know that 1,600 represents 1/7 of how much water was lost, we just have to multiply by 7, which gets 11,200.   after adding 11,200 to how much water was left at 7: 00 p.m. which was 6,800. 11,200 + 6,800 = 18,000

this means that the pool originally had 18,000 gallons in the pool.

you can also check your work by doing 18,000 - 4(1600), which becomes           1800 - 6400 which gets you 11,600.