Question

how do I solve for x in the following, 3(4x+3)=3-4(x-1)

Answer 1

do the distributive property first

Answer 2

what do you get after distributing the 3 and the -4?

Answer 3

@Jesusfelon you there?

Answer 4

yes12x+9=3-4x-1

Answer 5

ok, do 3 - (-1)

Answer 6

I dont know where you got that

Answer 7

on the right of the equation. i'm adding like terms, sorry i didn't explain that lol

Answer 8

so do I subtract or multiply

Answer 9

actually it would be 3 - 1 and you'd keep the -4

Answer 10

-4x*

Answer 11

wait wait wait. you distributed wrong!

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

I see it should be a -3 above

Answer 14

here's what you should have gotten after distributing: 12x + 9 = 3 - 4x + 4

Answer 15

no a -4?

Answer 16

nope, because -4 x -1 = 4. when you multiply or divide two negative numbers, your product/quotient will be positive

Answer 17

so that is a neg 4multiplied by -1?

Answer 18

yes. we multiplied -4 and x to get -4x and -4 and -1 to get 4

Answer 19

now you can add 3 and 4 and keep the -4x

Answer 20

I get that confused, thank you

Answer 21

ok

Answer 22

what do you after that?

Answer 23

-4x from both sides

Answer 24

no :/ i guess i'm not explaining this right. you should be getting 12x + 9 = -4x + 7. the 7 came from adding the 3 and 4.

Answer 25

Yea You are doing great its me that is confused but we are at the same point.

Answer 26

alright :) what do you do after that?

Answer 27

I nee to get an x by its self

Answer 28

right, but how are you going to do that? what do you think?

Answer 29

add 4x to both sides

Answer 30

that's what i did. so tell me the equation after that

Answer 31

16x+9=7?

Answer 32

yep :) and what's the equation after the next step?

Answer 33

16x=-2?

Answer 34

mhmm and now you get the answer. you'll have to simplify it though

Answer 35

I have to / both sides by 16?

Answer 36

yea, to get -2/16. what's the simplified answer?

Answer 37

I don't know for sure, i'm not real good at fractions

Answer 38

if you divide both the numerator and denominator by 2, what do you get?

Answer 39

1/8?

Answer 40

yes and no. remember to put the negative sign before it. since -2/2 = -1

Answer 41

I told you I wasn't good at fractions,Lol

Answer 42

lol it's alright. there's your answer :) i hope you understand what you did to get it

Answer 43

Thank you and I think I understand it some what but I forget the rules sometimes.............ok a lot

Answer 44

haha. if you ever need any help after this, feel free to tag me in your question if no one's helping you

Answer 45

I appriciate that. I'm just starting a class so we might become good friends. Lol