Answer:
x= -30.5
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to solve equations like this, we need to have all the x terms on one side, and all the other terms on the other side. For this equation so far, the x term (2x) is not alone (there is a +2) so we need to move the +2 to the other side to have x by itself. Whatever you do to one side of equation, you must also do to the other side to keep the equation equal. Therefore we can subtract 2 from both sides which moves the two to the other side while keeping the equation equal. In order to move a term to the other side, we must do the operation opposite to what the term has. E.g. +2 is adding 2, so to move it to the other side, we need to subtract 2.
2x +2 -2 = -59 -2
Which cancels out the 2 on the left side and gives us:
2x = -59-2
2x = -61
Then we just need to remove the 2.
In this case, this 2 is being multiplied to the x, so to move it, we will need to divide both sides by 2.
2x/2 = -61/2
which finally gives us:
x = -30.5
Hope this helped!
