SOLUTION: Please Solve. –3(x + 1) = 2(x – 8) + 3 –3(x + 1) = 2(x – 8) + 3 [Use the Order of Operations to solve (PEMDAS)] -3x-3=2x-16+3 [Combine like-terms if possible] -3x-3=2x-13 [

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Question 55147: Please Solve. –3(x + 1) = 2(x – 8) + 3
–3(x + 1) = 2(x – 8) + 3 [Use the Order of Operations to solve (PEMDAS)]
-3x-3=2x-16+3 [Combine like-terms if possible]
-3x-3=2x-13 [Isolate all of the terms with variables]
-3x-2x=-13+3 [Combine like-terms]
-5x=-10 [Solve for x]
x=-10/-5
x=2
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–3(x + 1) = 2(x – 8) + 3 [Use the Order of Operations to solve (PEMDAS)]
-3x-3=2x-16+3 [Combine like-terms if possible]
-3x-3=2x-13 [Isolate all of the terms with variables]
-3x-2x=-13+3 [Combine like-terms]
-5x=-10 [Solve for x]
x=-10/-5
x=2
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Check by plugging (x=2) back into the original equation.

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