How do you solve $3(4x+8)=9(3x+2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T05:03:15

$color(indigo)(x = 2/5$

$3 (4x + 8) = 9 (3x + 2)$

$12 x + 24 = 27 x + 18 color(white)(aaa)$ Removing Barces.

$27x - 12x = 24 - 18 color(white)(aaa)$ Briging like terms together.

$15 x = 6$ or $x = cancel(6)^color(red)(2) / cancel(15)^ color(red)(5) = color(purple)(2/ 5$

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