Question

Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = -2(x - 1) - 4.

Answer 1

1. expand parenthesis on both sides.
2. add like terms (the constants, in this case) on the right side.
3. add 2x to both sides.
4. subtract 3 from both sides.
5. divide both sides by 5.

Answer 2

expand parenthesis?

Answer 3

yeh

Answer 4

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Answer 5

how?...

Answer 6

distribute the 3 on the left and -2 on the right