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OpenStudy (anonymous):

3(3x+6)=4(7x-1)

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

To start, do you have any idea what your first step is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

find x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

9x + 18 = 28x - 4 add like terms, isolate the variable 9x = 28x -22 -19x = -22

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

Well, that's your overall goal. What I mean is: What do you have to do first?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9x+18

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

Sorry that I couldn't help at all, obviously Noseboy will know everything to do with math

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

Correct @juvensky . Now the other side?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

28x-4

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

Correct! Now, try to get all the parts with X's, and all the parts with normal integers on their own respective sides.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-18-4 -9x+28

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

Yep! Now simplify those sides by adding/subtracting.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

19x or 37

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

Hmm, go back to the previous step, where you had nothing solved except for the two sides. (Right after you distributed). Please restate that for me.

OpenStudy (noseboy908):

@juvensky

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah just subtract and add both side.. then we find the answer..

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