Question

Solve: −3(x − 2) = 15

Answer 1

divide both sides by -3

Answer 2

Order of Operations= Start by dividing by -3. Then add 2 to both sides.

Answer 3

that is how you solve for x

Answer 4

Bravo, mary.rojas.

You want to do order of operation. Parenthesis comes before division.

So you do ( x - 2) Now you can't subtract them because you have a variable. So you would want to do the distributive property.

You distribute -3 to x and - 2.
-3 * x = -3x
-3 * -2 = 6.
-3(x-2) become -3x + 6.

Now your equation would look like:
-3x + 6 = 15.
You want to isolate the variable.
To isolate the variable x, you want to subtract 6 from both side.
6 - 6 = 0
15 - 6 = 9.

Now your equation read: -3x = 9
The final step is to divide both side by -3.
-3 / -3 = 1.
9 / -3 = -3.

Therfore, x = -3.

Answer 5

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