Question

3x + 80 = -2x
x =

Answer 1

Subtract.

Answer 2

First, we subtract 80 to both sides:

3x = -2x - 80

Now add 2x to both sides, what do you get?

Answer 3

3x - -2x

Answer 4

Wut?

Answer 5

5?

Answer 6

you mind to start over?

Answer 7

Yea You Can

Answer 8

okay, so your question says:
\(\large\color{black}{ 3x + 80 = -2x }\)

you want the X-s on the one side, and the number(s) on the other.
Subtract 3x from both sides.
\(\large\color{black}{ 3x + 80 \color{red}{-3x}= -2x \color{red}{-3x} }\)

can you simplify on the left side?? (what cancels ? )

Answer 9

anything that troubles you?

Answer 10

3x+80-3 So I Add And Subtract?

Answer 11

you are subtracting like terms on both sides.

when I subtracted 3x from both sides,
I got: \(\large\color{black}{ 3x + 80 \color{red}{-3x}= -2x \color{red}{-3x} }\)

I will label the like terms on each side: \(\large\color{black}{ \color{blue}{3x}+ 80 \color{blue}{-3x}= \color{green}{-2x} \color{green}{-3x} }\)

Answer 12

what do you get on each of the sides, can you tell me, please?

Answer 13

0 & -5

Answer 14

yes, you get ZERO Xs on the left side. and NEGATIVE FIVE Xs on the right side.
this is what we do:

\(\large\color{black}{ \color{blue}{3}x+ 80 \color{blue}{-3}x= \color{green}{-2}x \color{green}{-3}x }\)
\(\large\color{black}{ \color{blue}{0}x+ 80= \color{green}{-5}x }\)

Answer 15

\(\large\color{black}{ 0x }\) is still \(\large\color{black}{ 0 }\), so you basically got.

\(\large\color{black}{ 80= \color{green}{-5}x }\). Can you solve for x?

Answer 16

-16

Answer 17

yes, there you go!

Answer 18

Thank You So Much

Answer 19

This is not a problem!