How do you simplify #-2- \frac { 2} { 3} ( 3- 3x ) #?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-05T08:20:06

#-4+2x#

#-2 - 2/3(3 - 3x)#

Multiply #3# and #-3x# by #-2/3#

#-2-2+2x#

#-4+2x#

Answer 2 · 2018-02-05T08:20:31

First comes multiplication.....

#-2-2/cancel3xxcancel3-2/cancel3xx-cancel3x#

Which gives

#-2-2+2x#

#-4+2x#

If we take #0#

#-4+2x=0#

#2x=4#

#x=4/2#

#x=2#