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

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Question 115167:
-3(x+1)=2(x-8)+3
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3(X+1)=2(X-8)+3
-3X-3=2X-16+3
-3X-2X=-16+3+3
-5X=-10
-5X=-10
X=-10/-5
X=2 ANSWER.
PROOF:
-3(2+1)=2(2-8)+3
-3*3=2*-6+3
-9=-12+3
-9=-9