Question

In order to solve the equation −3x − 6 = 5, the first step is to

A. add 6 to both sides
B. divide by 5 on both sides
C. subtract 6 from both sides
D. multiply by 5 on both sides

Answer 1

A,first step is always simplify one side to make it clear

Answer 2

-3x - 6 = 5

A) add 6 to both sides to isolate the variable on one side

-3x - 6 = 5 becomes -3x = 11

Now you can easily solve this by dividing both sides by -3

x =
`(-11)/(3)`