SOLUTION: -[3x-(2x+5)]=-4-[3(2x-4)-3x] i need to see how this is done step by step to understand better.

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Question 198675: -[3x-(2x+5)]=-4-[3(2x-4)-3x] i need to see how this is done step by step to understand better.
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-x%2B5=-4-6x%2B12%2B3x Combine like terms on the left side.


-x%2B5=-3x%2B8 Combine like terms on the right side.


-x=-3x%2B8-5 Subtract 5 from both sides.


-x%2B3x=8-5 Add 3x to both sides.


2x=8-5 Combine like terms on the left side.


2x=3 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%283%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=3%2F2 which in decimal form is x=1.5.