2/3(x-3)=3x+1
I have no Idea how to solve this problem!
First, handle the parentheses.
2/3(x) - 2/3(3) = 3x + 1
2/3 x - 2 = 3x + 1
Next, get all the x terms on one side
of the equation.
-2 = 3x - 2/3 x + 1
-2 = 2 1/3 x + 1
Get all the constants on one side
of the equation.
-2 -1 = 2 1/3 x
-3 = 2 1/3 x
Re-write it with the x term on the left.
(That's convention, i.e., just the way we do it.)
2 1/3 x = -3
Multiply through by 3 to get rid of the fraction.
3 * (2 1/3) x = -3 * 3
7x = -9
Divide by 7.
x = -9/7