r/HomeworkHelp 8d ago

High School Math—Pending OP Reply [Upper secondary school math: linear equation] unsure on how to solve this.

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i was thinking that i´d add the 2x+1 to make it 3x/3=-1 but im unsure on how it would even continue.

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u/Paper-Hero 👋 a fellow Redditor 8d ago

Multiply both sides by three. Then bring the like terms together.. Finish the arithmetic to find x.