Chemistry Examples

$0 = - 3 x + 2$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $- 3 x + 2 = 0$ .

$- 3 x + 2 = 0$

Step 2

Subtract $2$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 3 x = - 2$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- 3 x = - 2$ by $- 3$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in $- 3 x = - 2$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 x}{- 3} = \frac{- 2}{- 3}$

Step 3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ .

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Step 3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 x}{- 3} = \frac{- 2}{- 3}$

Step 3.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 2}{- 3}$

Step 3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$x = \frac{2}{3}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \frac{2}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 0.\overline{6}$