What is the answer to x-2(x-1)=2x+5 ?

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

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x-2(x-1)=2x+5

x - 2 (x - 1) = 2 x + 5

x = - 1

Solution steps

x - 2 (x - 1) = 2 x + 5

Expand

- 2 (x - 1) : - 2 x + 2

x - 2 x + 2 = 2 x + 5

Add similar elements:

x - 2 x = - x

- x + 2 = 2 x + 5

Move

2

to the right side

- x = 2 x + 3

Move

2 x

to the left side

- 3 x = 3

Divide both sides by

- 3

x = - 1

5 x - 26 = 2 x + 1

- 8 = \frac{n}{2}

2.25 k - 20 = 6.5 k + 14

2 y - 16 = \frac{1}{3} (y - 3)

6 + 5 - 4 x = 1 - 4 x