Question

help please! solve for x:3(x+1)=-2(x-1)+6

Answer 1

ok so youre going to want to begin by distributing the 3 into the (x+1) and the -2 into the (x-1)

Answer 2

Okay

Answer 3

so you should have 3x+3=-2x+1+6, right?

Answer 4

yeah sorry my laptop was going nuts it wouldn't let me type!

Answer 5

MY laptop isint working so if I don't reply just keep going I'm still here.

Answer 6

haha all good all good! :) ok so next you want to combine all the x terms and all the terms without x:

3x+3=-2x+7,

getting all the x's to one side and non x terms to the other yields:

3x+2x=7-3 which simplifies to 5x=4 or x=5/4

Answer 7

is that it?

Answer 8

yep!

Answer 9

Let's solve your equation step-by-step.
3(x+1)=−2(x−1)+6
Step 1: Simplify both sides of the equation.
3(x+1)=−2(x−1)+6
Simplify:
3x+3=−2x+8
Step 2: Add 2x to both sides.
3x+3+2x=−2x+8+2x
5x+3=8
Step 3: Subtract 3 from both sides.
5x+3−3=8−3
5x=5
Step 4: Divide both sides by 5.
5x5=55
x=1
Answer:
x=1

Answer 10

^^hes correct, i must have made a goof somewhere! i apologize!