How do you solve #2- 3[ x - 2( x + 1) ] = x - [ 2- ( x - 3) ]#? Algebra Linear Equations Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms 1 Answer Sonnhard Jun 16, 2018 #x=-13# Explanation: We get #2-3(x-2x-2)=x-2(2-x+3)# #2-3(-x-2)=x-(5-x)# expanding #2+3x+6=x-5+x# #8+3x=2x-5# and this is #x=-13# Answer link Related questions How do you solve multi step equations by combining like terms? How do you solve multi step equation #w + w + 12 = 40#? How do you solve #3p + 4p + 37 = 79#? How do you solve for f: #f-1+2f+f-3=-4#? How do you combine like terms? How do you combine like terms for #-7mn-2mn^2-2mn + 8#? How do you combine like terms for #3x^2 + 21x + 5x + 10x^2#? What is a term? How do you solve #3v+5-7v+18=17#? How do you solve for x in #5x + 7x = 72#? See all questions in Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms Impact of this question 1133 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License