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Number 22 I need the answer and how to put it the correct way

Number 22 I need the answer and how to put it the correct way-example-1
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Question:

Solution:

Consider the following equation:


3x\text{ +2(x-1) = 9x+4}

applying the distributive property, we get:


3x\text{ +2x-2 = 9x+4}

now, putting the like terms together, we obtain:


3x\text{ +2x -9x = 4 +2}

this is equivalent to:


-4x\text{ = 6}

solving for x, we get:


x\text{ =- }(6)/(4)\text{ = -}(3)/(2)

we can conclude that the correct answer is:


x\text{ =-}(3)/(2)

Number 22 I need the answer and how to put it the correct way-example-1
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