SOLUTION: What is three times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 6 and 3 times the number

SOLUTION: What is three times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 6 and 3 times the number

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Question 989879: What is three times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 6 and 3 times the number
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is three times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 6 and 3 times the number
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3(-2+x) = 6-3x
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-6 + 3x = 6 - 3x
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6x = 12
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x = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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