SOLUTION: solve -3(3x+3)=3x-3

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Question 917166: solve -3(3x+3)=3x-3
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-3%283x%2B3%29=3x-3 Start with the given equation.


-9x-9=3x-3 Distribute.


-9x=3x-3%2B9 Add 9 to both sides.


-9x-3x=-3%2B9 Subtract 3x from both sides.


-12x=-3%2B9 Combine like terms on the left side.


-12x=6 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%286%29%2F%28-12%29 Divide both sides by -12 to isolate x.


x=-1%2F2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=-1%2F2

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