### Instruction: If $3(-2) = \nabla +2$, then what does $\nabla$ equal?### Response: I want to find the value of $\nabla$ that makes the equation true.
I can start by simplifying the left side of the equation by multiplying 3 and -2, which gives -6.
So the equation becomes $-6 = \nabla +2$.
To isolate $\nabla$, I need to subtract 2 from both sides of the equation.
This gives me $-8 = \nabla$.