$$ \begin{aligned} 2(3x-4) &= 3x+1&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]6x-8 &= 3x+1&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 3x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -8 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]6x-3x &= 1+8&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]3x &= 9&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 3 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{9}{3}&& \\[1 em]x &= 3&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

This page was created using