3.1 Combining Like Terms
3x -6x
-3x
(3x + 4) + (2x + 1)
5x + 5
x + 6 = 3
x = -3
3x = -9
x = -3
3x - 4 = 11
x = 5
4x + 2 - 3x
x + 2
(5x - 6) + (5x - 6)
10x - 12
x - 8 = -2
x = 6
-4x = -20
x = 5
-2x - 6 = 15
x = -10.5
6x - 6
(6x +3) - (2x - 2)
4x + 5
8 = x + 2
x = 6
1/3x = 2/5
x= 6/5
x/3 + 2 = 12
x = 30
4(2x - 4)
8x - 16
-3(3 - 4x) - 6x
-9 + 6x
1/3 + x = 3/4
x = 5/12
x/4 = 12
x = 48
It costs $12 to rent a jet ski and an additional $15 every hour. If you spent $57, how many hours did you rent the jet ski for?
Rented jet ski for 3 hours
-2(x + 2) - 5
-2x - 9
2(4x - 6) - 3x + 5
5x - 7
-5/2 = x - 9/2
x = 2
x/2 = -5
x = -10
1/3x + 5/2 = 1/2
x = -6