Given the following equation:
[tex]3x+15=3\mleft(x+5\mright)[/tex]You must solve for "x" as following:
1. Apply the Distributive property:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3x+15=(3)(x)+(3)(5) \\ 3x+15=3x+15 \end{gathered}[/tex]2. Observe the equation. You can notice that left side is equal to right side. If you try to solve for "x", you get:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3x-3x=15-15 \\ 0=0 \end{gathered}[/tex]