SOLUTION: -3x-3(x+5)= 14 i keep getting two diffrent answers one is 6 the other is 1/6?! HELP!!!!!

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Question 611343: -3x-3(x+5)= 14
i keep getting two diffrent answers one is 6 the other is 1/6?!
HELP!!!!!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3x-3%28x%2B5%29=14 Start with the given equation.


-3x-3x-15=14 Distribute.


-6x-15=14 Combine like terms on the left side.


-6x=14%2B15 Add 15 to both sides.


-6x=29 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%2829%29%2F%28-6%29 Divide both sides by -6 to isolate x.


x=-29%2F6 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=-29%2F6
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