SOLUTION: Can you please explain how to solve for S in this problem, it's been a very long time since I've had to do problems of this nature. Thanks 2[s+3(s-1)]=18

SOLUTION: Can you please explain how to solve for S in this problem, it's been a very long time since I've had to do problems of this nature. Thanks 2[s+3(s-1)]=18

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Question 234073: Can you please explain how to solve for S in this problem, it's been a very long time since I've had to do problems of this nature. Thanks
2[s+3(s-1)]=18
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
work your way out of thr parentheses and brackets first
2[s+3(s-1)]=18
2[s+3s-3]=18
2[4s-3]=18
8s-6=18
add 6 to both sides
8s=24
s=3
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