How do I get 31 to be my answer with placing parentheses somewhere in this expression
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-15x - 3y = 3
-15x - 3(5x-1) = 3 [input y]
-15x - 15x - 3 = 3 [distribute 3 over 5x and -1]
-30x - 3 = 3 [combine like terms]
-30x = 6 [add 3 to eliminate the negative]
x =
[divide by -30 to get x alone]
x =
[reduce the fraction]
Hopefully this is helpful enough to get you to your answer
-15x - 3(5x-1) = 3 [input y]
-15x - 15x - 3 = 3 [distribute 3 over 5x and -1]
-30x - 3 = 3 [combine like terms]
-30x = 6 [add 3 to eliminate the negative]
x =
x =
Hopefully this is helpful enough to get you to your answer