This simplifies to 6x = -3, so x = -0.5 Check: (3 x -0.5) + 2 = (9 x -0.5) + 5 ie -1.5 + 2 = -4.5 + 5 0.5 = 0.5 QED
3x + 2 = 9x + 5 3x - 9x + 2 - 2 = 9x - 9x + 5 - 2
-6x = 3 -6x/-6 = 3/-6 x = -1/2 or x = -0.5
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9x + 3x - 9x = 6 + 8x - 113x = 8x - 11-5x = -11x = 2.2 or 11/5
X equals 9.
x=6
9x + 3 - 6x - 2 = 3x + 1
9x + 2 = 12x + 14 -3x = 12 x = -4