how do you solve -6+3x=-9

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Rod · Answer 1 · 2014-12-15T14:41:10+0000

Add 6 to each side: 3x=-3 and divide through by 3: x=-1.
Check it out treating negatives as steps backward and positives as steps forward.
6 steps back and 3 times one step back (=another 3 steps back) equals 9 steps back. Right!

John Marsh · Answer 2 · 2014-12-17T08:59:52+0000

Given -6+3x=-9

Add 6 on both side
3x=-9+6
3x=-3

Divide by 3
x=-1

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