Every hour at work, you are able to ship out the same number of packages. If in the 2nd hour of work, you have shipped out 12 packages,
and by the 5th hour, you have shipped out 30 packages, what is the rate
at which you ship out packages?
-packages/hour

its 6

Step-by-step explanation:

divided 12 with 2 and divided 30 with 5

let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

step-by-step explanation: