Question

(-a - b)x = 3a +3b.

Answer 1

Given:

The equation is

$(-a-b)x=3a+3b$

To find:

The value of x.

Solution:

We have,

$(-a-b)x=3a+3b$

It can be written as

$x=\dfrac{3a+3b}{(-a-b)}$

$x=\dfrac{3(a+b)}{-(a+b)}$

Cancel out the common factors.

$x=\dfrac{3}{-1}$

$x=-3$

Therefore, the value of x is -3.