Question
$$3x-6 = 2(x+1)$$
Answer
$$ x = 8 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 3x-6 &= 2(x+1)&& \text{simplify right side} \\[1 em]3x-6 &= 2x+2&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -6 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]3x-2x &= 2+6&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]x &= 8&& \\[1 em]x &= 8&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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