How do you solve #3x - (-24 - x) = 60#?
2 Answers
Jan 30, 2016
x = 4
Explanation:
distribute to obtain
3x + 24 + x = 60
collect 'like terms' → 4x +24 = 60
subtract 24 from both sides to obtain 4x = 16
divide both sides by 4
hence x = 4
Jan 31, 2016
Explanation:
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