SOLUTION: Hello, can you please help me with this this equation below, they would like me to solve the equation for X. 2X - 2(2 - X) = -3(X -1) Thanks you for being available. Bran

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Question 119156: Hello, can you please help me with this this equation below, they would like me to solve the equation for X.
2X - 2(2 - X) = -3(X -1)
Thanks you for being available.
Brandi Whitley

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation



Distribute


Combine like terms on the left side


Add 4 to both sides


Add 3x to both sides


Combine like terms on the left side


Combine like terms on the right side


Divide both sides by 7 to isolate x



Divide

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