Solving an Equation by Multiplication/ Division: Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

To solve the equation $6 - 4x = -18$, we follow these steps:

• Step 1: Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation to begin isolating the term with $x$:

$6 - 4x - 6 = -18 - 6$

This simplifies to:

$-4x = -24$

• Step 2: Divide both sides by -4 to solve for $x$:

$\frac{-4x}{-4} = \frac{-24}{-4}$

The equation simplifies to:

$x = 6$

Thus, the solution to the equation is $x = 6$.