SOLUTION: Hello can you please help me solve this equation below? -b + x = 3a - 2x + 2b THANKS. VV

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Question 119165: Hello can you please help me solve this equation below?
-b + x = 3a - 2x + 2b

THANKS.
VV
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you want to solve for x?




-b%2Bx=3a-2x%2B2b Start with the given equation



x=3a-2x%2B2b%2BbAdd b to both sides


x%2B2x=3a%2B2b%2Bb Add 2x to both sides


3x=3a%2B2b%2Bb Combine like terms on the left side


3x=3a%2B3b Combine like terms on the right side


x=%283a%2B3b%29%2F%283%29 Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x


x=3%28a%2Bb%29%2F%283%29 Factor out 3 from the numerator


x=a%2Bb Divide


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Answer:
So our answer is x=a%2Bb