SOLUTION: please help me solve this question {{{3+2(x-1)=5+x}}} I am strugeling with this question and just cant get it solved but this is what i have tryd 3+2(x-1)=5+x 5(x-1)=5x 5+1x=5

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Question 735175: please help me solve this question 3%2B2%28x-1%29=5%2Bx
I am strugeling with this question and just cant get it solved but this is what i have tryd
3+2(x-1)=5+x
5(x-1)=5x
5+1x=5x
6x=5x
it dosent look right to me not shure what to do now , i cant work it out on my calculator
thanx for help
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, lynnlo:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Key to solving is know order of operations. First, what can you do inside parentheses, and can you use distributive property to clear or handle parentheses?

Your FIRST step can be:
3%2B2%28x-1%29=5%2Bx TO BECOME 3%2B2x-2=5%2Bx.

Can you adjust according to commutative properties? Yes, at least a little.
On left side, combine the whole numbers:
3-2%2B2x=5%2Bx
becomes
1%2B2x=5%2Bx

You learned some axioms of real numbers or some properties of equality? Yes, you should have learned them (and still need a bit of practice?).
There are terms of x on both sides of the equation. You need to have them on one side or the other. Similar with the whole numbers or plainly shown real numbers:
1-1%2B2x-x=-1-x%2B5%2Bx
1%2Ax=4
highlight%28x=4%29

Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
PROBLEM:3+2(X-1)=5+X
2(X-1)+3=5+X=MOVE 3 TO THE RIGHT OF EXPRESSION
2(X-1)+3=X+5=MOVE 5 TO THE RIGHT OF EXPRESSION
2(X-1)+3-X-5=0=MOVE TERMS -X,-5 TO THE LEFT
2(X-1)+-2-X=0=ADD FRACTIONS OR INTEGERS TOGETHER
2(X-1)-X+-2=0=MOVE -2 TO THE RIGHT
2(X-1)-X-2=0=REMOVE EXTRA SIGN IN FRONT OF -2
2X-2 (1)-X-2=0=EXPAND TERM "2"BY USING
ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY ON(X-1)
2X-2-X-2=0=MULTIPLY NUMERATOR INTEGER
2X+4-X 0=ADD FRACTIONS OR INTEGERS TOGETHER
2X-X+ -4=0=MOVE"-4"TO THE RIGHT
2X-X-4=0=REMOVE EXTRA SIGN IN FRONT OF "-4"
(2-1)X-4=0=ELIMINATE TERMS "2X,-X"REPLACING WITH (2-1)X
X-4=0=REMOVE EXTRANEOUS "1"FROM PRODUCT(2-1)
X=4=SOLUTION