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OpenStudy (anonymous):

WILL MEDAL AND FAN, JUST NEED HELP REVIEWING

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just need someone to help me work out the answer!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

answer choices: 1 −1 −5 −25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know you do the parenthesis first, right?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Yes. Distribute the 3 on the left side, and distribute the -2 on the right side. That gets rid of the parentheses on both sides. What do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2x +1 = 3x-5?? I duck at this stuff

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol I meant suck

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Let's do it one step at a time. We start with the original equation: |dw:1433462580564:dw|

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