SOLUTION: -(x - 6) + 3 = -12 What do I do with the negative sign in front of the parentheses ?

Question 901422: -(x - 6) + 3 = -12
What do I do with the negative sign in front of the parentheses ?
Found 2 solutions by lenny460, MathTherapy:
Answer by lenny460(1073) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-(x - 6) + 3 = -12
What do I do with the negative sign in front of the parentheses ?

x = 21
Answer by MathTherapy(10806) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

-(x - 6) + 3 = -12
What do I do with the negative sign in front of the parentheses ?

An "invisible" 1 exists after the - (negative), or between the negative and the open parenthesis.
Therefore, - (x - 6) + 3 = - 12 is the same as: - 1(x - 6) + 3 = - 12
You now need to distribute the - 1, and solve for x
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