Solve multi-step equations with brackets
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Solve for x.
x + 5 = −3x - 27
Answer: -8
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Solve for x.
2(x + 2) - 4x = −x - 8
📘 Worked solution
12(x + 2) - 4xStart by distributing 2 into the brackets.
22x + 4 - 4xMultiply 2 by each term inside the brackets: 2 * x = 2x, and 2 * 2 = 4.
3−2x + 4Combine the x-terms on this side: 2x - 4x = -2x.
4−2x + 4 = −x - 8Now it's a simple equation with x-terms on both sides.
5−x = −12Move the x-terms to one side and the number terms to the other, then combine each group.
6x = 12The x-coefficient is -1, so multiply both sides by -1 to isolate x.
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