Question

Solve for x in the following equation 3(6+8x)=3(6x+1)

Answer 1

The answer is x = -2 and 5/6. The picture will tell you why and how.

Answer 2

first divide the two sides of the equation by 3 to make it simpler:

`(3)/(3) (6+8x)= (3)/(3) (6x+1)`

`6 + 8x= 6x+1`

substract the two sides from 6x + 1:

`6 + 8x - (6x + 1)= 6x+1 - (6x + 1)`

`6 + 8x - 6x - 1= 6x+1 - 6x - 1`

`5 + 2x = 0`

substract the two sides from 5:

`2x = - 5`

divide by 2:

`x = - (5)/(2)`