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

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Question 901422: -(x - 6) + 3 = -12
What do I do with the negative sign in front of the parentheses ?
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-(x - 6) + 3 = -12
What do I do with the negative sign in front of the parentheses ?

x = 21

Answer by MathTherapy(10806) About Me  (Show Source):
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-(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