SOLUTION: -2x+1=3(x+2) Solve for x and simplify. HELP this is the last one.

SOLUTION: -2x+1=3(x+2) Solve for x and simplify. HELP this is the last one.

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Question 230457: -2x+1=3(x+2)
Solve for x and simplify. HELP this is the last one.
Answer by texttutoring(324) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-2x+1=3(x+2)
Get rid of the brackets on the right-hand side by multiplying each term by 3.
-2x+1=3x+6
Add 2x to both sides:
-2x+1+2x=3x+6+2x
1=5x+6
Subtract 6 from both sides:
1-6=5x+0
-5=5x
Divide both sides by 5:
x=-1
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