How do you solve $5x + 30= 3( x + 4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-31T16:47:31

$x=-9$

$5x+30=3x+12$ (Take out the parentheses by multiply 3 by the numbers inside the parentheses)

Take $3x$ to the other side because you do not want 2 separate $x$ 's.

$5x-3x+30=12$

$2x+30=12$ (Simplify so that there is only 1 $x$ .)

Take the 30 to the other side.

$2x=-18$

Now take 2 to the other side and divide it so now, $x$ will equal $-9$ .

$x=-9$

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