HELP NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey i need a whole lot of help because i don't understand neof this i'm in 8th grade and in algebra 1.

heres the problem

3(x-2)=8

please help me before i go crazy. :evil:

You should have a few things in your pocket, some from at least as far back as the thrid grade. So, see, you are already old and experienced with some of the stuff you will be needing.

Do you remember the "Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition"? You can use that.

3(x-2) = 3*x - 3*2 = 3*x - 6

3*x - 6 = 8

Add 6 to both sides

3*x - 6 + 6 = 8 + 6
3*x = 14

Divide both sides by 3

3*x = 14
3*x/3 = 14/3
x*(3/3) = 14/3
x*(1) = 14/3
x = 14/3

Check that answer in the ORIGINAL equation and you are done with this one.

ok can you like do that in a simler way because thats way to confusing
i'm sorry inf i'm being annoying but i just don't understand it

2 apples cost 50 cents.

Let the word "apples" be represented by the letter "x":
2x = 50

Do you follow that?

3(x-2)=8

1. you take 3*x that = 3x
2. you then take 3*-2= -6
so now you have an equations that reads 3x + -6=8
3. now you take -6 ( and b/c you are swiching sides you will make that a positive) so take 6+8 and you get 14 so now that problem reads

3x=14 then you divide by 3 on both sides to get
x= 4.666 on so on...

AshL said:

3(x-2)=8
1. you take 3*x that = 3x
2. you then take 3*-2= -6
so now you have an equations that reads 3x + -6=8
3. now you take -6 ( and b/c you are swiching sides you will make that a positive) so take 6+8 and you get 14 so now that problem reads
3x=14 then you divide by 3 on both sides to get
x= 4.666 on so on...

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Ashlie, the kid's already been told that by TKHunny...do you not read first?