-3(x+3)= -3(x+1)-5 -3x+9=-3x+3-5 so you would have just distributed then you combine like terms and get -3x+9=-3x-2 then add two to both sides and get -3x+9=-3x-2 -3x+2=-3x+2 -3x+11=-3x +3x+11=+3x 0x+11=0x so 11+0x divide both by zero and you get x+0
