Operator "+" cannot be applied to operands of type 'float' and 'Vector3'

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I am trying to make parallax scrolling effect with tutorial, but it doesn’t work because of adding wrong types of operands. Any help? Here’s the code.

void Update()
{
deltaCameraPosition = cameraTransform.position - previousCameraPosition;
Vector3 parallaxPosition = new Vector3(transform.position.x
+ (deltaCameraPosition * parallaxFactor), transform.position.y, transform.position.z);
transform.position = parallaxPosition;
previousCameraPosition = cameraTransform.position;
}

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transform.position is Vector3;
transform.position.x is float;
I assume that deltaCameraPosition is Vector3 and parallaxFactor is float.
(deltaCameraPosition * parallaxFactor) is Vector3;
transform.position.x + (deltaCameraPosition * parallaxFactor) is adding float and Vector3 and that’s an undefined operation because it doesn’t make much sense. I can only guess what you are trying to achieve, but perhaps it could be
Vector3 parallaxPosition = transform.position + (deltaCameraPosition * parallaxFactor);?

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