Answer
x = -1/2
Work Step by Step
1. Given: 3(2x + 1) - 2(x - 2) = 5
2. Apply Distributive Property: 6x + 3 - 2x + 4 = 5
3. Add and subtract:4x = -2
4. Divide: x =-1/2
5. Check: 3(2*-1/2 + 1) - 2(-1/2 - 2) = 5
5 = 5, so -1/2 is a solution.
Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321969359
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-935-4
Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Linear Equations in One Variable - 1.1 Exercises - Page 51: 35
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