Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

-3x-2=2\left(x+4\right)
To find the opposite of 3x+2, find the opposite of each term.
-3x-2=2x+8
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+4.
-3x-2-2x=8
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-5x-2=8
Combine -3x and -2x to get -5x.
-5x=8+2
Add 2 to both sides.
-5x=10
Add 8 and 2 to get 10.
x=\frac{10}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-2
Divide 10 by -5 to get -2.