Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Cumulative Review - Page 318: 13

Answer

$$x=-\frac{3}{5}.$$

Work Step by Step

We simplify first and add the like terms as follows $$ 3(x - 2) + 4(3 - 2x) = 9\Longrightarrow 3x-6+12-8x=9\\ \Longrightarrow -5x+6=9\Longrightarrow-5x=3$$ by dividing by $-5$, we have $$x=-\frac{3}{5}.$$
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