How do you simplify #-2( x - 1) = x + 11#?

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Lil Del
Oct 22, 2016

The solution of the equation is #x = -3#.

Explanation:

Begin by distributing the #-2#, then use inverse operations to solve for #x#.

#-2(x - 1) = x + 11#
#-2x + 2 = x + 11#
#-2x - x + 2 = x - x + 11#
#-3x + 2 = 11#
#-3x + 2 - 2 = 11 - 2#
#-3x = 9#
#(-3x)/-3 = 9/-3#
#x = -3#

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