Both, Spencer and Jeremiah are correct. We can verify this by testing their methods.
Spencer's method:
[tex]6x - 2 = - 4x + 2[/tex]
[tex]6x - 2 + 4x= - 4x + 2 + 4x[/tex]
[tex]10x - 2 = 2[/tex]
[tex]10x = 2 + 2[/tex]
[tex]10x = 4[/tex]
[tex]x = \frac{4}{10} [/tex]
[tex]x = 0.4[/tex]
Jeremiah's method:
[tex]6x - 2 = - 4x + 2[/tex]
[tex]6x - 2 - 6x = - 4x + 2 - 6x[/tex]
[tex] - 2 = - 10x + 2[/tex]
[tex] - 2 - 2 = - 10x[/tex]
[tex] - 4 = - 10x[/tex]
[tex] \frac{ - 4}{ - 10} = x[/tex]
[tex]0.4 = x[/tex]
As seen, we get the correct answer by using Spencer's and Jeremiah's method. So, we can say that they both are correct.
