What is the answer to 2(3x+2)=2x-1+x ?

The answer to 2(3x+2)=2x-1+x is x=-5/3

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2(3x+2)=2x-1+x

2 (3 x + 2) = 2 x - 1 + x

x = - \frac{5}{3}

Decimal Notation

x = - 1.66666 \dots

Solution steps

2 (3 x + 2) = 2 x - 1 + x

Group like terms

2 (3 x + 2) = 2 x + x - 1

Add similar elements:

2 x + x = 3 x

2 (3 x + 2) = 3 x - 1

Expand

2 (3 x + 2) : 6 x + 4

6 x + 4 = 3 x - 1

Move

4

to the right side

6 x = 3 x - 5

Move

3 x

to the left side

3 x = - 5

Divide both sides by

3

x = - \frac{5}{3}

n^{2} - 25

3 a + 81

4 x - 5 x + 9 = 5 x - 9

\frac{- 1}{2 ( - 4 + 2 x )} = - 6 - 4 x

x^{5} - 3 x^{4} - 12 x^{3} + 30 x^{2} + 20 x - 48