SOLUTION: Solve -3(x+1)=2(x-8)+3

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Question 96898: Solve -3(x+1)=2(x-8)+3
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-3%28x%2B1%29=2%28x-8%29%2B3 Start with the given equation

-3x-3=2x-16%2B3 Distribute



-3x-3=2x-13 Combine like terms on the right side


-3x=2x-13%2B3Add 3 to both sides


-3x-2x=-13%2B3 Subtract 2x from both sides


-5x=-13%2B3 Combine like terms on the left side


-5x=-10 Combine like terms on the right side


x=%28-10%29%2F%28-5%29 Divide both sides by -5 to isolate x



x=2 Divide

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Answer:
So our answer is x=2