Evaluate x+x-(-3)=12

$x + x - (- 3) = 12$

Step 1

Simplify $x + x - (- 3)$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 3$ .

$x + x + 3 = 12$

Add $x$ and $x$ .

$2 x + 3 = 12$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

Subtract $3$ from both sides of the equation.

$2 x = 12 - 3$

Subtract $3$ from $12$ .

$2 x = 9$

Step 3

Divide each term in $2 x = 9$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 x = 9$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{9}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{9}{2}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{9}{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \frac{9}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 4.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$x = 4 \frac{1}{2}$