Question

What are the steps to find your answer to 3x+4=2x-2

Answer 1

Subtract 2x from itself and subtract 2x from 3x which should equal x

subtract 4 from itself and subtract 4 from -2 which should get -6

Divide -6 by x which gets you x = -6

Answer 2

Answer:

x = -6

Step-by-step explanation:

3x + 4 = 2x - 2

we need to get the x terms on one side and everything else on the other side.And what u do to one side of the equal sign, u have to do to the other side. So start by subtracting 2x from both sides.

3x - 2x + 4 = 2x - 2x - 2....combine like terms

x + 4 = -2....now we subtract 4 from both sides

x + 4 - 4 = -2 - 4....combine like terms

x = -6 <====

lets check it...

3x + 4 = 2x - 2.....when x = -6

3(-6) + 4 = 2(-6) - 2

-18 + 4 = -12 - 2

-14 = -14 (correct)...so it checks out