![\boxed{x=6}](/tpl/images/1017/1001/c9579.png)
Solution Steps:
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1.) Divide both sides by 2:
![2](/tpl/images/1017/1001/05229.png)
÷
![2=](/tpl/images/1017/1001/8c06b.png)
Cancels Out
![36](/tpl/images/1017/1001/f0126.png)
÷
![2=18](/tpl/images/1017/1001/3c530.png)
 - We do this first because we need the get rid of the parenthesis in order to solve this like a regular problem. In this case the only way to do so was to divide by 2 to separate the Number/Variable from the parenthesis.
Equation at the end of Step 1:
![x+2x=18](/tpl/images/1017/1001/9d968.png)
2.) Combine x and 2x:
![x+2x=3x](/tpl/images/1017/1001/ed1c1.png)
 - We do this because we can't have 2 variables at the end of the equation so it's best to just combine them.
Equation at the end of Step 2:
![3x=18](/tpl/images/1017/1001/6843a.png)
3.) Divide both sides by 3:
![3x](/tpl/images/1017/1001/f3b51.png)
÷
![3=x](/tpl/images/1017/1001/0f25c.png)
![18](/tpl/images/1017/1001/de25b.png)
÷
![3=6](/tpl/images/1017/1001/2b0b3.png)
 - We divided for the last step since their was 1 variable connected by a number and another number on the opposite side of the equal.
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![Solve the equation: 2 (x + 2x) - 36
A) X=-18
B) x = 18
cx = -6
D) x = 6](/tpl/images/1017/1001/1b4b6.jpg)