How do you solve $3 x + 9 = - 27$ $3x+9=-27$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-08T08:40:40

$x = - 12$ $color(blue)(x=-12$

$3 x + 9 = - 27$ $3x +9 = -27$

$3 x = - 27 - 9$ $3x = -27-9$

$3 x = - 36$ $3x = -36$

$x = - 12$ $color(blue)(x=-12$

Answer 2 · 2018-08-10T02:57:23

$x = - 12$ $x=-12$

Let's start by subtracting $9$ $9$ from both sides to get

$3 x = - 36$ $3x=-36$

To further isolate the $x$ $x$ term, we can divide both sides by $3$ $3$ to get

$x = - 12$ $x=-12$

Hope this helps!

How do you solve 3x+9=-273x+9=−273x+9=-27?