Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

2x+2-3\left(x-2\right)=4-3\left(x+1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+1.
2x+2-3x+6=4-3\left(x+1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by x-2.
-x+2+6=4-3\left(x+1\right)
Combine 2x and -3x to get -x.
-x+8=4-3\left(x+1\right)
Add 2 and 6 to get 8.
-x+8=4-3x-3
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by x+1.
-x+8=1-3x
Subtract 3 from 4 to get 1.
-x+8+3x=1
Add 3x to both sides.
2x+8=1
Combine -x and 3x to get 2x.
2x=1-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
2x=-7
Subtract 8 from 1 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
x=-\frac{7}{2}
Fraction \frac{-7}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{2} by extracting the negative sign.