SOLUTION: solve: 3(x - 5) + 2x = 15

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Question 122117This question is from textbook Fundamental of Algebraic Modeling
: solve: 3(x - 5) + 2x = 15 This question is from textbook Fundamental of Algebraic Modeling

Answer by tutor_paul(519)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First, distribute the multiplication by 3 through the terms in parenthesis:

Add 15 to both sides of the equation. This gets you all the 'x' terms on one side of the equation and everything else on the other side.

Combine the x terms:

Divide each side by five. This gets you x alone, and you are done:

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