42x + 12 * 18 = 468

What does x equal

X equals 6

How? Well first I multiplied 12 x 18 which is 216.

Then I subtracted 468 - 216 that equals 252.

Because I know that 2 x 6 equals a 12 ... x had to be a 6.

So I multiplied 42 x 6 and it equaled 252.

So x is 6