SOLUTION: Solve -3[x - (-4 - 3^0) - 2] + [(x + 3)(-2)] = 2x

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Question 63736This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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-3[x - (-4 - 3^0) - 2] + [(x + 3)(-2)] = 2x
This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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-3[x - (-4 - 3^0) - 2] + [(x + 3)(-2)] = 2x
or -3[x - (-4 -1) -2] + [-2x -6 ] =2x

or -3[x - (-5) -2] -2x -6 =2x
or -3[x +5 -2] -6 =2x +2x
or -3[x +3] -6 =4x
or -3x -9 -6 =4x
or -15 =4x +3x
or 7x = -15

or x = -15/7