SOLUTION: Can you help with solving for x: (2x + 3y)+ 3x = -3(y - 4x) I get as far as this: 2x + 3y + 3x = -3y + 12x -7x + -6y I am lost from here. Thanks

Question 22752: Can you help with solving for x:
(2x + 3y)+ 3x = -3(y - 4x)
I get as far as this:
2x + 3y + 3x = -3y + 12x
-7x + -6y
I am lost from here.
Thanks

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are almost there! But you have a typo with: -7x + -6y you meant to write: -7x = -6y Now all you need to do is to divide both sides by -7.

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