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How do you solve $- 2 - 3 x = - x - 6$ $-2-3x=-x-6$ ?

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Jan 14, 2016

$x = 2$ $x=2$

Explanation:

$- 2 - 3 x = - x - 6$ $-2-3x = -x-6$

$- 2 + 6 = - x + 3 x$ $-2+6 = -x+3x$

$4 = 2 x$ $4 = 2x$

$x = \frac{4}{2}$ $x=4/2$

$x = 2$ $x=2$

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