Question

How do you solve `3(2x - 1) - 2(3x +4) = 11x`?

Answer 1

`x=-1`

Explanation:

Expanding
`6x-3-6x-8=11x`
This gives
`-11=11x`
`x=-1`

Answer 2

`x=-1`

Explanation:

`3(2x-1) =6x-3`

`2(3x+4) = 6x+8`

So

`6x-3 -(6x+8)=11x`

`6x-3-6x-8 =11x`

`-3-8=11x`

`-11 =11x`

This gives

`(-11)/11 =(11x) /11`

`x=-1`

Answer 3

`x=-1`

Explanation:

Expand your brackets first...

`3(2x-1)=6x-3`
`-2(3x+4)=-6x-8`

This give you...

`6x-3-6x-8=11x`

Then you move all the like terms to each sides...

`-3-8=11x+6x-6x`

Then simplfy by cancelling out like terms...

`-11=11x`

`x=-11/11`

`x=-1`