SOLUTION: I am working on my math packet for school. I came across a section in it, in which i completely forgot how to do. i asked my family and they helped me on most of the problems but t

Question 479860: I am working on my math packet for school. I came across a section in it, in which i completely forgot how to do. i asked my family and they helped me on most of the problems but they couldn't help me figure this one out.
I am suppose to determine the answer for each problem. Simplify when possible:
Here is the equation:
I've tried combining the "x"s and I have also tried using the order of operations but no matter what i use, it seems like i can't solve it.
If you could go through each step and explain what you did and why you did it, i would make it much easier for me to understand and i would greatly appreciate it.

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you did not show an equation.
you showed an expression.
that expression has to be equal to something.
for example:
100 = 3*(2x+1) - (x-5)
assuming that's your equation, it would be solved as follos:
expand the equation by performing the indicated operations to get:
100 = 3*(2x+1) - (x-5) becomes:
100 = 6x + 3 - x + 5
combine like terms to get:
100 = 5x + 8
subtract 8 from both sides of the equation to get:
92 = 5x
divide both sides of the equation by 5 to get:
92/5 = x
that can't be simplified any further so that's your answer.
in decimal form, the answer would be:
18.4 = x which can also be written as:
x = 18.4
you need to determine what the other side of your equation is before you can solve it.
i picked 100 just to show you how it's done.
you need to replace the 100 with the actual number from your problem and then solve using similar steps.

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