9x - 6(x - 1) = 5(x + 2)
To solve this equation, you need to simplify and combine like terms. Let's start by distributing the -6 and 5 coefficients:
9x - 6x + 6 = 5x + 10
Next, combine like terms:
3x + 6 = 5x + 10
To isolate the variable x, we want to move all the x terms to one side and the constant terms to the other. Let's move the 3x term to the right side by subtracting 3x from both sides:
6 = 2x + 10
Now, let's move the constant term 10 to the left side by subtracting 10 from both sides:
-4 = 2x
Finally, divide both sides by 2 to solve for x:
-2 = x
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = -2.
