Help!! 2x - 8 + 3x - 12 = 60

x=16

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Simplify both sides of the equation.

2x−8+3x−12=60

2x+−8+3x+−12=60

(2x+3x)+(−8+−12)=60(Combine Like Terms)

5x+−20=60

5x−20=60

Step 2: Add 20 to both sides.

5x−20+20=60+20

5x=80

Step 3: Divide both sides by 5.

5x

5

=80

5

x=16

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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.

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