Answer
x = -5/3
Work Step by Step
1. Given: 2(x + 3) = -4(x + 1)
2. Apply Distributive Property: 2x + 6 = -4x - 4
3. Add and subtract:6x = -10
4. Divide: x = -5/3
5. Check: 2(-5/3 + 3) = -4(-5/3 + 1)
8/3 = 8/3, so -5/3 is a solution.
Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321969359
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-935-4
Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Linear Equations in One Variable - 1.1 Exercises - Page 51: 33
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