SOLUTION: Please help me solve for X: 2[x-(3x+1)=4-2x

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Question 18598: Please help me solve for X: 2[x-(3x+1)=4-2x
Answer by pwac(253) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-(3x+1)=4-2x remove bracket by multiplying by -1
2x-3x-1=4-2x take variables(x)to left,numbers to right changing signs
2x-3x+2x=4+1 add terms on both sides
x=5
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