Answer:
x = -3/7
Step-by-step explanation:
5(x + 3) = -2(x - 6)
Multiply the values on the outside of the parenthesis by what is on the inside.
5x + 15 = -2x + 12
Combine like terms by bringing them over to the other side using the necessary operation (addition or subtraction).
Bring -2x over to the left side by adding it to 5x.
5x + 2x = 7x
Bring 15 over to the right side by subtracting it from 12.
12 - 15 = -3
Now we have:
7x = -3
We need to get the x all by itself, so we divide both sides by 7.
7x/7 = x
-3/7 cannot be simplified further, so it is left as -3/7.
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