Imagine you are teaching a fellow student how to solve 3-5(x+2) = 3(x+1)+6

In your own words please include your work at each step.

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Imagine you are teaching a fellow student how to solve 3-5(x+2) = 3(x+1)+6

In your own words please include your work at each step.

zepdrix · Answer

What part are you having trouble with Fatboi?
Do you understand how to solve the equation or no?
Or is it just explaining the steps that's confusing?

anonymous · Answer

What are you working on?

anonymous · Answer

Explaining the problem!

anonymous · Answer

First I would work with the brackets first.

zepdrix · Answer

So a good first step would be to use the `Distributive Property` on each side.
In your own words, you might say "I start by distributing the -5 to each term in the brackets."

And so the same on the other side.

anonymous · Answer

Okay!

zepdrix · Answer

$$\large 3-5(x+2) = 3(x+1)+6$$Giving us something like this, yes?$$\large 3-5x-10 = 3x+3+6$$

You might want to be a little bit more thorough in there, explaining that you're multiplying the -5 and 2... I dunno :)

zepdrix · Answer

It's suppose to be in `your words`, so it's hard to give you the right things to say hehe

anonymous · Answer

Right...

anonymous · Answer

That's what I have. I will figure out the right things to say! Thanks!

zepdrix · Answer

cool c:

anonymous · Answer

You're so welcome!