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Question
Solve the equation
x=16
Evaluate
3x−2(x−8)=32
Move the expression to the left side
3x−2(x−8)−32=0
Calculate
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Evaluate
3x−2(x−8)−32
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−2(x−8)
Apply the distributive property
−2x−(−2×8)
Multiply the numbers
−2x−(−16)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−2x+16
3x−2x+16−32
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
3x−2x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3−2)x
Subtract the numbers
x
x+16−32
Subtract the numbers
x−16
x−16=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
x=0+16
Solution
x=16
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Rewrite the equation
x=16
Evaluate
3x−2(x−8)=32
Evaluate
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Evaluate
3x−2(x−8)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−2(x−8)
Apply the distributive property
−2x−(−2×8)
Multiply the numbers
−2x−(−16)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−2x+16
3x−2x+16
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
3x−2x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3−2)x
Subtract the numbers
x
x+16
x+16=32
Solution
x=16
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