Standard form to slope-intercept form 2x+y=-4

What is the value of x in the equation 2(x-4) = 4(2x + 1)?

John checked his watch and said that it is thursday, 7 am. what will the day and time be 2006 hours plzzz i will give you 100 points

Alcoa was $10.02 a share yesterday. today it is at $9.75 a share. if you own 50 shares, did ou have capital gain or loss ? how much of a gain or loss did you have ? express the capital gain/loss as a percent of the original price