$$ \begin{aligned} \frac{6}{3}x\cdot2+4 &= 0&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 3 }. \\[1 em]3 \cdot \frac{6}{3}x\cdot2+3\cdot4 &= 3\cdot0&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]12x+12 &= 0&& \text{ move the constants to the right } \\[1 em]12x &= -12&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 12 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{12}{12}&& \\[1 em]x &= -1&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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