2(9x-1)+7(x+6)=-60 Reorder the terms in parentheses +(+18x-2)+7*(x+6)=-60 Remove unnecessary parentheses +18x-2+7*(+x+6)=-60 Reorder the terms in parentheses +18x-2+(+7x+42)=-60 Remove unnecessary parentheses +18x-2+7x+42=-60 We move all terms containing x to the left and all other terms to the right +18x+7x=-60+2-42 We simplify left and right side of the equation +25x=-100 We divide both sides of the equation by 25 to get x x=-100/25 x=-4
