SOLUTION: 3(x-6)+6=5x-6

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Question 1005001: 3(x-6)+6=5x-6
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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From
3(x-6) + 6 = 5x - 6 let us expand and collect like terms and get
3x - 18 + 6 = 5x - 6
3x - 12 = 5x - 6
and
2x = -6
x = -3