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2-2x+2=3\left(1+x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x-1.
4-2x=3\left(1+x\right)
Add 2 and 2 to get 4.
4-2x=3+3x
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 1+x.
4-2x-3x=3
Subtract 3x from both sides.
4-5x=3
Combine -2x and -3x to get -5x.
-5x=3-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-5x=-1
Subtract 4 from 3 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{1}{5}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{1}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.