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2-\left(x+2\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to 1 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x-1, the least common multiple of x-1,1-x.
2-x-2=3\left(x-1\right)
To find the opposite of x+2, find the opposite of each term.
-x=3\left(x-1\right)
Subtract 2 from 2 to get 0.
-x=3x-3
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by x-1.
-x-3x=-3
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-4x=-3
Combine -x and -3x to get -4x.
x=\frac{-3}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{3}{4}
Fraction \frac{-3}{-4} can be simplified to \frac{3}{4} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.