But I am getting more and more confused. -3-3x=-9????? and x/6=-24 but the there is a negative sign like x
- - =-24
6
I know I am over thinking this,but I am confusing myself on these two???
forget all the extra minus signs, and just follow the usual steps:
-3-3x = -9
add 3 to get the x's on one side
-3-3x+3 = -9+3
-3x = -6
now divide by the coefficient of x:
-3x/-3 = -6/-3
x = 2
Or, you could have just multiplied everything by -1 to start with:
-3-3x = -9
3+3x = 9
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No problem! Let's break down the steps to solve each equation:
1. -3 - 3x = -9:
First, let's simplify the left side of the equation. Since -3 and -3x are both negative terms, we can combine them by adding their coefficients (the numbers in front of the x).
-3 + (-3x) = -3 - 3x
Now we have: -3 - 3x = -9
To isolate the variable x, we need to move the constant term (-3) to the other side of the equation. We can do this by adding 3 to both sides:
-3 - 3x + 3 = -9 + 3
Simplifying both sides:
-3 + 3 - 3x = -6
Now, simplify further:
0 - 3x = -6
0 - 3x simplifies to -3x, so we have:
-3x = -6
To find the value of x, we need to isolate it by dividing both sides of the equation by -3:
-3x / -3 = -6 / -3
Simplifying both sides:
x = 2
So, the solution to the equation -3 - 3x = -9 is x = 2.
2. x/6 = -24:
To solve this equation, we need to isolate x. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by 6, the denominator of the fraction.
6 * (x/6) = 6 * (-24)
Simplifying both sides:
x = -144
So, the solution to the equation x/6 = -24 is x = -144.
Remember, the key to solving these equations is to isolate the variable by performing the same operation on both sides of the equation. In the first equation, we used addition and division. In the second equation, we used multiplication.