Question

Solve : -2 + -2(x - 3) = 8

Answer 1

first...add 2 to both sides..what do you get?

Answer 2

10

Answer 3

expand the brackets
-2 -2x +6 = 8
Simplify
add -2 + 6 =4
4 -2x =8
put numbers on one side and letters on the other.
so minus 4 both sides
-2x =4
You can multiply by minus 1 to make the x term positive
2x = -4
Divide by 2
x = -2

Answer 4

let me know if that helped

Answer 5

these are the answer choises.x=3x=0x=4/3x=5