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Finding X in an equation
A friend of mine is helping here kid with her math homework and doesn't know how to do it. She needs to find what x equals. And an explanation to how its done so she can explain it to her kid.
This is the equation (-3)(2x+4)=5(x-3) Thaks for the help 8) |
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(-3)(2x+4)=5(x-3)
-6x - 12 = 5x - 15 -11x = -3 hope no more explanation is needed. |
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Got the same answer
x=-3 |
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(-3)(2x+4) = 5(x-3)
-6x-12 = 5x - 15 (Multify and remove brackets) -6x-5x = -15 +12 (Transfer of sides of like factors changes sign) -11x = -3 x = 3 / 11 (Transfer of number and multiplication by -1) |
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