Question

How do you solve for x: `3(2-x)=-12`?

Answer 1

I got x = 6

Explanation:

First, you want to use the distributive property:

If we follow that illustration, we will have to distribute the 3 to everything inside of the parenthesis to get this:

`3xx2` `- 3xxX` `=-12`

Let's make the equation look better by rewriting it:

`6-3x = -12`

Next, subtract 6 on both sides of the equals sign to get `-3x` by itself and to remove the 6 on the left hand side of the equation:

`-3x = -18`

Finally, divide by -3 on both sides of the equals sign to find x:
`(-3x)/-3 = (-18)/-3`

Thus, `x = 6`