Solve: 3(x - 5) = -7x + 12
Step 1: first I distributed 3 into (x-5) so it would come out to be 3x-15 because you multiply the numbers/variables inside the parenthesis by 3.
Step 2: I combined like terms because we have x on both sides and if you combine like terms you get x on one side. 3x-15=-7x + 12
+7x +7x
10x-15=12
Step 3: I got rid of -15 by adding 15 to both sides. 10x-15=12
+15 +15
10x=27
Step 4: Usually you would solve for the last step but in this problem you do not need to solve because 10 does not go into 27 equally so your answer is 27/10.
