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3(5x + 2) = 2(3x - 6)

Step by step please give me the right answer . Thank u

User Enthrops
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Explanation:

15x + 6 = 6x - 12

15x - 6x = -12 - 6

9x = 18

x = 18/9

x = 2

User StephenKernan
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Answer:

x = -2

Explanation:

3(5x + 2) = 2(3x - 6)

Expand the brackets.

15x + 6 = 6x - 12

Isolate the unknown variable x.

15x - 6x = -12 - 6

Evaluate.

9x = -18

Find x.

x = -18 ÷ 9

x = -2

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