SOLUTION: 27+u=3-3u

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Question 175496: 27+u=3-3u
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, actuary:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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27%2Bu=3-3u Start with the given equation.


u=3-3u-27 Subtract 27 from both sides.


u%2B3u=3-27 Add 3u to both sides.


4u=3-27 Combine like terms on the left side.


4u=-24 Combine like terms on the right side.


u=%28-24%29%2F%284%29 Divide both sides by 4 to isolate u.


u=-6 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is u=-6

Answer by actuary(112) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Collect "like terms" on the same side of the equation
You do this by adding or subtracting the same term on each side of the equation
27+u=3-3u
Add 3u to both sides of the equation
27+u+3u=3-3u+3u
We now have
27+4u=3
Subtract 27 from both sides of the equation
27+4y-27=3-27
Do the arithmetic
4u=-24
Solve for u by dividing each side of the equation by 4
So u=-6
I hope that this helps