How do you solve for x: #3x+3=-2x-12#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-18T21:03:55

-3

(move all to one side)
#= 5x + 15 = 0#
(divide by 5)
#= x + 3 = 0#
(subtract 3)
#x = -3#

Answer 2 · 2018-03-18T21:09:12

#x=-3#

We want to get #x# by itself. To start, we can add #2x# to both sides to get:

#5x+3=-12#

We can now subtract #3# from both sides to get:

#5x=-15#

Dividing by #5#, we get:

#x=-3#